The ancient Greeks, Aztecs, and Hindus all envisioned gods that represented both creation and destruction simultaneously, and it’s often noted that these double-edged deities reflect an inherent ...

The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s ...

The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...

Shankland's award-winning interdisciplinary book examines our dominance of and affection for animals and how empathy toward ...

Chinese researchers claim to have isolated and replicated human genes linked to intelligence, with the aim of testing these on monkeys. The leaders of the ...

Researchers are turning human brain cells into tiny biocomputers. Here’s what the tech can actually do, what’s hype, and the ...

Researchers have found that the genes linked to certain behavioral traits in golden retrievers, such as trainability and fear ...

Anna Jon-And receives funding from from the Swedish Research Council and has received funding from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Johan Lind has received funding from the Swedish Research ...

In her landmark book, The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters, Dr. Christine Webb makes clear that the notion that we're the most important show in town—smarter than, ...