Learn more about mammal monogamy rates, which support the theory that the primary mating pattern in Homo sapiens is monogamy.

Description: Unlike lots of other animals, there’s no such thing as the “mating season” for humans, and it might have to do with how we raise our kids. Hosted by: Hank Green Dooblydoo thanks go to the ...

“Almost all other monogamous mammals either live in tight family units of just a breeding pair and their offspring, or in groups where only one female breeds,” he explained. “Whereas humans live in ...

Sexuality and gender are often at the forefront of cultural and political debate today. In his new book, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern ...

The idea that correlation does not imply causation is a fundamental caveat in epidemiological research. A classic example involves a hypothetical link between ice cream sales and drownings. Instead of ...

The first study to analyse rates of full vs half siblings in a range of mammals provides new evidence for monogamous ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Biological anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists commonly take it for granted that human monogamy has a biological basis. Desmond Morris was an influential early advocate. His 1967 ...

Ancient DNA is peeling back layers of the mystery surrounding modern humans’ trysts with Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago. Anthropologists have long known that the groups interbred before ...

Evolutionary theory has a lot to say about sex and relationships and can often explain mating phenomena in a way that no other theories can. Here are five key evolutionary theories that are the ...

A Cambridge study reveals humans are less monogamous than believed, ranking seventh among mammals with a 66% full sibling rate. While romantic ideals ...