Guest Opinion. It is time for animal behavior to become its own academic discipline. The Animal Behavior Society argues that ...

At its core, conservation is about behavior change. Yet few organizations have put in place the structure, standards, and ...

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of ...

Health Behavior Science is the study of how individual (e.g., race, age, disability, knowledge), social (e.g., peer-groups), and environmental (e.g., access to parks, worksite wellness programs) ...

When it comes to R&D spending in the social and behavioral sciences, public universities dominate, according to the latest ...

For years, government policymakers encouraged workers to increase their investments in tax-free retirement savings. But they were baffled by how many workers were leaving “free money” on the table by ...

As humans, we’re creatures of habit. Whether it’s a daily workout or a daily doughnut, it’s natural for our brains to create routines we follow habitually, be they good or bad. The field of behavioral ...

The Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences programs train students in the science and practice of health behavior science, health promotion, nutrition, and dietetics. Katherine Rippon, a senior ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Fast Company Executive ...

In just a few years, the world has witnessed major challenges, including the disastrous impact of climate change, political polarization, economic downturns, and violent conflict, as well as a global ...

Harry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science. He studied marine biology at the University of Exeter before ...