Researchers at Rice University have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating ...

Polygamy, a practice where one man is married to multiple women, has existed for centuries across cultures. While it may be seen as a cultural norm in some societies, the experience of women in ...

Carol Lynn Pearson writes, ‘Children will be indoctrinated with the understanding that if a ‘man of authority’ tells us God ...

This guest column is from Carol Lynn Pearson, author of “The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy,” reacting to the 2025 curriculum for ...

In contrast, resource-defense polygamy, where one sex — usually but not always the male — guards territories to attract mates, is highly unstable and often reverts to monogamy. “This ...

The regulation requires medical justification from the first wife and proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years for ...

Researchers at Rice University have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while ...

Even in the United States, where polygamy is illegal, there are an estimated 50,000 people living in polygamy, the vast majority of them “Mormon fundamentalists”—a contentious term ...

A 28-year-old Muslim woman's petition to a court, seeking to prevent her husband from taking another wife without her written consent, has put the spotlight on the practice of polygamy among ...

Candidly explaining Mormonism’s complicated experience with polygamy to adults requires nuance, context and care. Introducing it to children can be even trickier, if not nearly impossible.