monogamy

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The findings provide new insight into a long-standing scientific debate over whether monogamy is a critical step in the evolution of complex insect societies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

"Instead, it's a strong indicator that monogamy had already evolved."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

The species most similar to humans in the study is the white-handed gibbon, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

“My love, my one and only, precious, precious . . .” Mother, monogamy, romance.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley