Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

It's time to stop bickering, accept what science tells us, acknowledge the widespread occurrence of intentional behavioral flexibility, and pay attention to why it has evolved.

The fossil vomit was found at the Bromacker site in central Germany, one of the few sites that preserves a fully terrestrial ...

Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

People are falling for AI videos of elephants saving tigers and it is completely distorting our understanding of how nature actually works.

Quick Take Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in hundreds of animal species, though it is not considered a required function for specific ecosystem roles. Some researchers suggest that ...

Pigs are among the most intelligent and emotionally complex domestic animals, yet millions live in restrictive industrial ...

A new study provides a comprehensive global synthesis of how vessel traffic affects large marine wildlife, including whales, ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research is documenting how rising temperatures and human activity are altering animal behavior across ecosystems, from aggressive ant colonies in alpine grasslands to ...

Some animals are capable of cooperating with members of other species. An interdisciplinary team explores the cognitive underpinnings of such cross-species collaborations, opening up a new perspective ...

The results suggest that rather than stomping its big feet down flat like a human, T. rex would’ve pursued prey on its tiptoes. This mirrors the locomotion style of ostriches alive today. Not all that ...

When people talk about saving wildlife, they often focus on numbers. Conversations center on how many deer live in a forest, ...