Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guest Opinion. Altruism is helping without a benefit and sometimes at a risk to one’s self. Animals helping others of their own ...

Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...

Humans appear to be the only species clearly proven to shed tears specifically because of emotions. Elephants, primates, and dogs show behaviors and biological responses that come closest to human ...

One in 20 people will need some kind of tissue transplant in their lifetime, and increasingly surgeons are turning to animals for help. This is no ordinary lab mouse. Ideally, it would be ...

UC San Diego’s Federico Rossano breaks down the science behind dogs’ “word buttons,” the global fascination it sparked, and what it means for studying minds — animal and artificial Changing science ...