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

Studies of cultural transmission—whether approached by archaeological or ethnographic means—have made great strides in identifying formal teaching and learning arrangements, which in turn can be close...

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Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

The role of juveniles in animal culture - Volume 49

Children as agents of cultural adaptation - Volume 49

From Pig Latin to Punch Buggy, kids have long used nonsensical language, gestures and games to carve out cultures of their own.

The understanding of child development benefits from varied research approaches, including those that reflect the complexity of children's experiences across diverse and real-world contexts. This art...

Jeffrey Epstein attempted to gather the best minds of science around him. His interests were rooted in a perverse, eugenic fantasy

Social learning is key to the accumulation and transmission of cultural knowledge that underpins human evolutionary success. Cultural context is critical for...

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Retraction Note: Beyond GDP: national intelligence quotient as a catalyst for sustainable socioeconomic welfare

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Phylogenetic comparative methods are widely used to study trait coevolution across biological and cultural domains. The most common methods are phylogenetic generalized linear (mixed) models, phyl...

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Innovation plays a fundamental role in human cognitive development, yet the mechanisms by which it emerges in childhood are complex. Innovation abilit…