Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

Amid this controversy, Russian biologist Ilya Ivanov set out in the mid-1920s to crossbreed humans and chimpanzees. Ivanov ...

Warning signs ask drivers to stay alert, yet there is a more fundamental reason they can never fully prevent wildlife ...

Researchers keep pulling unnamed animals from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast stretch of abyssal Pacific seafloor between Hawaii and Mexico where commercial interest in polymetallic nodule mining ...

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 ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and reptiles might evolve in the future. In this article, we’re featuring even ...

Animals doing math might sound like something out of a viral video, but researchers say it’s surprisingly real. Scientists call it “numerosity”—the ability to recognize quantities without actual ...

In January of 2024, the SciFri Book Club read “An Immense World” by Ed Yong. Luckily, there is also a young readers edition, so you can explore these incredible sensory worlds as well! In this book, ...

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In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some dogs really are cooler. We tend to think of wild animals as being spared from the messy business of personality: the family ...