In eusocial insects, workers increase their inclusive fitness by rearing the brood of related individuals (Hamilton, 1964). The workers thus have an interest in keeping within-colony relatedness high.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in everyday life and public institutions, trust in the companies developing AI is emerging as a critical societal issue. A new international ...

A common complaint against sociobiology/evolutionary psychology is that it is inherently “racist” because of the emphasis it puts on genetics, epitomized in the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The hypotheses suggesting that the nature and strength of species interactions should be determined by phylogenetic relatedness have important ...

New research finds that in addition to size difference, relatedness affects whether or not a poison frog tadpole is more likely to be eaten. Cannibalism is common throughout the animal kingdom. It can ...

“Successful mountain climbers know that they must spend at least as much time if not more, in tending their base camp as they actually do climbing mountains, for their survival is dependent upon their ...

An innovative analysis of shared segments within the genome — an indication of distant “relatedness” — has identified undiagnosed cases of Long QT syndrome, a rare disorder that can lead to abnormal ...

In late 2020, Canadian doctors made headlines for "prescribing nature," or recommended time outdoors based on research that suggests people who spent two or more hours in nature per week improved ...