There are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. But that may short-change the future—which starts by our envisioning something better.
Ecosystems throughout the Western hemisphere need pumas to remain healthy. The actions of these cats affect nearly 500 other species, from plants and insects to deer and wolves.
Researchers have noticed "depression-like" behaviors in animals used in research and agriculture. Are these animals experiencing something akin to human depression?
Infant corpse carrying by mothers is widespread among primate species. Could patterns of this behavior indicate an awareness of death or feelings of grief?
Bruce is a parrot who is missing his upper bill, but that doesn't stop him from looking his best. He came up with an innovative way of preening using pebbles as tools.
How can we know if other animals are conscious? Failure on a test of conditioning when distracted could be one way to tell if an animal has an awareness of the "now."
Experiments reveal that time perception is innately encoded in the brains of echolocating bats. The results suggest bats discern their world in terms of time, not space.
Archerfish can accurately spit jets of water to dislodge land-based prey. Now, research shows how their fins help stabilize them against recoil forces.
Researchers say that learning about how young monkeys amuse themselves at watering holes could shed light on the functions of social play in humans and other animals.
Manta rays seem to use specialized fins called cephalic lobes to gesture towards other mantas, cleaner fish, and human divers. What are they trying to say?
Basking sharks are known as slow-swimming, gentle giants. Why are they launching their enormous bodies out of the water? It may be to send an acoustic signal to other sharks.
How smart are pigs? On a joystick-operated video game task normally given to primates, pigs demonstrated some conceptual understanding, despite their limited dexterity.