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 ...

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 ...

Travel has always been linked to curiosity, discovery, and personal growth. For centuries, people journeyed to learn, trade, worship, or simply understand how others lived. However, in the last two ...

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.

As humans, we are constantly navigating social status, using subconscious strategies to assert either our dominance or prestige. We often use voice or body language to communicate this. Imagine a ...