New findings by researchers at the University of Montpellier, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, and the German Primate Center in Göttingen resolve why male-female ...

Male dominance has long been assumed to be nearly universal in primates, with female power viewed as a rare exception to the rule. However, according to researchers at The University of Texas at ...

The social behavior of animals has been the key focus of extensive neuroscience and biomedical studies, as it is often aligned with behaviors observed in humans. Better understanding these behaviors ...

Our understanding of female-male power relationships in animals has changed over time. Evolutionary biologists once thought that male mammals held clear-cut power over females. Later, species with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When former President Donald Trump proclaimed that he will “protect” women “whether the women like it or not,” he was not ...

Men and women who endorse "hegemonic masculinity" -- an idealized form of manhood where White, heterosexual men have power, status and dominance over women, gay men, men with disabilities, racial or ...

Is it true that male animals are dominant over females? Previous studies have often found male-biased power in primates and other mammals. A new study, investigating physical encounters between ...

Totem pole in Nanaimo, B.C. Source: Flickr/Rob An article in The Atlantic magazine, "The Global Backlash Against Women," focuses on the increase in the number of authoritarian leaders throughout the ...