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Animal Intelligence
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
Recent discoveries about bodily awareness have changed how scientists think about the nature of consciousness.
Inspired by the shape of a New Caledonian crow’s beak, researchers created a new 3D-printed prototype of tweezers.
Tracing the origin and development of jaws — and other anatomical features that humans share — sheds some light on how we came to be.
Many animals engage in “zoopharmacognosy” or self-medication.
The crabs' blue blood contains an ancient immune defense mechanism that has helped save countless human lives.
Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
Are there any advantages to looking so cumbersome?
Rock art in northern Australia depicts marsupial lions, giant kangaroos, and other megafauna that populated the Land Down Under long ago.
Nietzsche both wished he was as stupid as a cow so he wouldn’t have to contemplate existence, and pitied cows for being so stupid that they couldn’t contemplate existence.
Let's hope that squid don't evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
Research sheds light on social behavior of these mysterious predators.
Disgusting behavior is often crucial to survival.
From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.
Was there an intelligent, technologically advanced species long before humans existed? Could there have been a dinosaur civilization?
The apes taught sign language didn't understand what they were doing. They were merely "aping" their caretakers.
Fish are surprisingly good in numbers tests — a skill that sometimes makes the difference between life and death.
Research shows that octopuses are sentient, emotional creatures.
There is strong evidence that invertebrates are sentient beings.
We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
Murmurations have no leader and follow no plan.
Chimpanzees are able to consider the context of social interactions and can accept unfavorable outcomes — sometimes.
Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.
The insects were just as accurate as trained dogs, although not as cuddly.
Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.
John Templeton Foundation
The A.I. system could improve the lives of commercially raised pigs.
Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.
The story of dog domestication is one of converting the wild wolf into man's nicer, smarter, best friend. It might be all wrong.