Many of the animals displayed brilliant 'behavioral plasticity', including a tendency to rush into the cover of trees during ...

Animals often show that the instinct for connection and meaning is not unique to humans by displaying behaviors that feel deeply symbolic. Sometimes, these behaviors resemble human rituals that give ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

Animals often rely on instincts and strategies that look shocking to human eyes. These behaviors can involve unusual hunting methods, unsettling defenses, or ways of surviving that seem harsh by our ...

Alex is said to have mastered 100 words and even asked questions – something that’s almost unheard of in non-human animals.

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Kendra Coulter's new book, "The Tortoise Tale", helps us recognize the interconnectedness of all life and shows how an unlikely wild neighbor can help us see ourselves anew.

Cats tend to dictate games of fetch with their owners and most cats who play fetch learned to do so without explicit training, according to a survey of 924 cat owners published in Scientific Reports.

A few years earlier, Stephen Hawking warned that uncontrolled AI advancement could one day spell doom for humankind. Nearly echoing Hawking's 2014 statement, scientists at the Google's DeepMind AI lab ...

Editor's note: An updated cloud forecast for the April 2024 total solar eclipse is in. Read the latest eclipse forecast and news as of Wednesday, April 3. A total eclipse, like the one happening on ...