Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, ...

Learn how ravens in Yellowstone National Park use spatial memory and navigation to locate wolf kills across the landscape without following wolves. In Yellowstone National Park, a wolf kill rarely ...

Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this ...

A new study shows that visual memory, not just scent cues, are used to hunt down treats. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 13, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

It’s lunchtime, and you and your friend are hungry. You venture into the kitchen and make your favorite sandwich—peanut butter and jelly. You assume your friend can make the same thing, but they have ...

New research suggests animals' cooperation is sustained by remembering past interactions, not just the most recent one. Longer memory allows for better differentiation of partners, leading to more ...