The Science of It: Meteorologist Victoria Wisniewski gets a first-hand look at how animals are taught new behaviors and skills ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

Learn how people across cultures accept animal empathy while viewing human thinking as fundamentally different. Ask whether animals think and feel, and people around the world tend to agree: yes — but ...

We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past. Stump-tailed macaques grooming a dog in ...

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 ...