"It got me thinking," said Ena Onishi, a doctoral student at Japan’s Kyoto University, "could this be one of those contagious behaviors like contagious yawning?" ...

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

Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these ...

The upland moa was likely drawn to the fungi because of their resemblance to berries, scientists say, allowing the creature ...

From searching for food to protecting the colony, teamwork is essential in the complex and busy world of ants. However, did ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees are more likely to urinate after observing a fellow chimp do so, particularly if they ...

When scientists constructed a puzzle-solving task and pitted teams of people against teams of ants, the insects sometimes proved to be the smarter species. That’s not to denigrate human intelligence — ...

Ants are social insects and live in large communities. There are sometimes disputes - especially between rival colonies. A study has now shown for the first time that ants learn from bad experiences ...

Art has been behind — and indeed at the core of — every great revolution and social movement. There a mountain of important ...