Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...

A new study indicates that human behavior around 45,000 to 29,000 years ago contributed to a change in the composition of ...

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they ...

Research team from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen ...

A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards crowned the funniest animal photos of the year. In its tenth year, the CWPA hopes that by showcasing wildlife's humour, conversations on conservation can occur.

Episode 2: Know Them — This episode dives deep into how researchers decode what animals are saying, and what their sounds tell us about their behavior. Animals featured: Asian elephants ...

The ocean's planktonic foraminifera, microscopic animals with hard shells made of calcium carbonate, are struggling to survive as waters heat up and become more acidic. A new study in the journal ...

Classic film noir is a key part of the history of Hollywood, and it is one of the most notable postwar genres. However, the noir sensibility would prove to be even more enduring, and from the ...

Cute creatures going viral is nothing new. Seven years ago, the Cincinnati Zoo wanted TIME to name Fiona the hippo Person—er, Animal?—of the Year. But 2024 seems to be on a different level of ...

Each year, researchers discover an estimated 18,000 new species across the globe. These new species include small mammals, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, flowers, and fungi. And this year, the new ...