The Queen gets to tell everyone what to do, and she chooses a few males to breed with, we believe,” says Kerns. “However, she can have one of the largest litters of any mammals, over 30 babies at a ...

Scientists found a 307 million-year-old fossil, Tyrannoroter heberti, revealing one of the earliest known land vertebrates ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that ...

Animals may not celebrate Valentine’s Day, but courtship rituals, pair bonding and fierce competition shape love in the wild.

A massive global collaboration has tracked over 12,000 marine animals from whales to turtles to create one of the most detailed movement maps of ocean giants ever assembled. The project, MegaMove, ...

Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A ...

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It's not just humans who notice optical illusions; certain animals do too, and they often use it to their advantage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

There are many famous examples of animals who seem to understand human language. But is there any real science behind them? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Well, of course — just look at my tuxedo cat, Tango. He has an evening ritual: He waits atop the bed for his brother Teddy, a fat orange tabby with a remarkable resemblance to a loaf of French bread, ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Imagine taking your SUV in for a new fuel pump, only to have the mechanic dismantle a nearby motorcycle and pronounce, “This ...