In most vertebrates, social play among peers is considered essential for behavioral development. Yet in solitary species bearing single offspring, ...

We invite participants to submit their abstracts by 30 November 2026. Please submit your abstract by email to: ccp_cultureconference2027@eva.mpg.de When submitting your abstract, please indicate wh…

Like most wars the tale is centred on men, but nuns wove a compelling subplot into the margins

We examine the relationship between gender equality and fertility ideals, focusing on the role of societal norms about men’s participation in care and household work, known as the second half of the g...

Childhood is a key period for acquiring and transmitting cultural knowledge and skill. Hunter-gatherer children, such as the Congolese BaYaka, learn a…

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Abstract. Social status regulates influence and well-being in most social animals. In humans, social status can be attained via distinct routes: prestige (

Kate Clancy is the author of Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End, a compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss—how and why it happens, and why the as...

Objectives Caregiving during early childhood emerges from a dynamic interplay between maternal and allomaternal contributions. This study aimed to challenge polarized portrayals of hunter-gatherer c...

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a ninth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

Singh and Hill report no evidence of dance or infant-directed song among the Northern Aché of Paraguay, based on 122 months of fieldwork. Their findings challenge claims of these behaviors’ universali...

Editors: Jamie Cummins and Ruben C. ArslanPsychological Science invites submissions for a special issue on psychological science involving large language models. We welcome theoretically and empirical...

When psychological researchers investigate binary outcomes, they routinely report odds ratios to quantify the strength of an effect or an association. This is quite understandable given that psycholog...

A Four-Pillar Framework for Advancing Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in the Life Sciences

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Analyses of deidentified data reveal complex interactions that quantify success at elite general science journals.

Editors: Jamie Cummins and Ruben C. ArslanPsychological Science invites submissions for a special issue on psychological science involving large language models. We welcome theoretically and empirical...