When animals rise in social status, their testosterone levels increase as well. This change produces the increased confidence that accrues to social status as well as increased aggression. Some ...

Recent analysis of psychological literature indicates that racial bias in childhood is driven by more than just a preference for those who look similar to oneself. A review of existing research ...

Women who see themselves as having lower social status are more likely than other people to show early signs of heart stress linked to future disease risk, according to a new study led by researchers ...

For a spotted hyena on the Serengeti, social status is everything. Clans adhere to a strict hierarchy of dominance among adult females. Now, a group of researchers has found social status is more than ...

A research consortium provides evidence that social behavior and social status are reflected at the molecular level of gene activation (epigenome) in juvenile and adult free-ranging spotted hyenas.