Primates display a wide range of behaviors that can appear extreme but are rooted in survival and social competition. Some ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that mice use chemical cues, including odors, to detect the social rank of an unfamiliar mouse and compare it to their own, using this information ...

Editor: In our American society, people are ranked in a hierarchy in which those with certain identities are valued more than others. For people in higher-status categories, their lives are worth more ...