Animals don’t see the world the way humans do. Some detect ultraviolet light, others sense heat, and some even see polarized ...

Human laughter may trace its evolutionary beginnings to vocalizations made during play. This type of "laughing" is found in many mammals and even in some birds.

But are animals actually experiencing mental illness in the way humans do? Questions over the extent to which animals can experience mental illness have existed for centuries. Though researchers ...

Evolutionary biologist Nathan H. Lents details how animal relationships can offer perspective on sexual diversity, social ...

Even in the fuzzy, probabilistic world of quantum physics, though, there’s a limit on how small you can go. Both ...

On top of breakthroughs in animal language, the Earth Species Project expects improved interspecies understanding will foster greater appreciation for the planet in the face of climate change.

Affleck is also set to direct the film, which Damon departed due to shooting conflicts with Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey.

Besides being dark and mysterious, crows are extremely intelligent birds. So smart, in fact, that it might be a little bit scary. Even though their brains are the size of a human thumb, their ...

De Waal and others said this and subsequent experiments supported the claim that humans are not alone in our sense of fairness. Similar studies on corvids, dogs, and mice have likewise been reported ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Only a small group of human beings is irretrievably evil and takes sick pleasure in killing innocent animals. The vast ...