The line between difference, disability, and disease is constantly shifting, shaped as much by social attitudes as biology. A ...

Small talk or straight talk? Autism communication has its own logic—and embracing difference opens the door to empathy.

Animal societies are often structurally complex. How individuals are positioned within the wider social network (i.e. their indirect social connections) has been shown to be repeatable, heritable and ...

The difference-in-differences (DID) approach is a well-known strategy for estimating the effect of an exposure in the presence of unobserved confounding. The approach is most commonly used when pre- ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Sexual dimorphism — physical differences between the sexes of ...