In social fish like cichlids, status is everything. High-status males are territorial and colorful – they defend territories and reproduce with females. Low-status males, which are less colorful and ...

Social stress is bad for your brain. It’s a prime suspect in the accumulation of oxidative stress in the brain, which is believed to contribute to mental health and neurodegenerative disorders — but ...

It's always my pleasure to share new and exciting research in cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds and emotions) and comparative cognition, especially when we learn that some nonhuman animals ...