After investigating thousands of wrist bones, scientists suspect the last common ancestor species of humans and chimpanzees ...

How does the brain decide to approach others? Researchers have found that coordinated brain activity linked to social behavior begins seconds before movement starts. In a study using zebrafish, they ...

Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that ...

One study documents the first possible case of a cat transmitting bird flu to a human. Another reveals striking genetic ...

Everyone knows that dogs are humankind's best friend, but according to scientists, that kinship may run as deep as the genes ...

Our ancestors lived alongside Neanderthals for nearly 200,000 years, often interbreeding with them. But could they understand ...

Researchers found that sperm whale clicks exhibit complex patterns akin to human speech, revealing deeper communicative ...

An ecological approach to learning uses outdoor play, storytelling, and shared experience to help children develop a kinship worldview—a deep recognition that living and nonliving parts of the Earth ...

In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease.

You’ve probably looked into your dog’s eyes and felt certain they understood your sadness. Or watched your cat sulk after being scolded. These moments feel deeply real, yet for centuries, science has ...

Whether it's having the "eye of the tiger" or being lionhearted, references to lions and tigers evoke power and determination. That's not surprising given these animals are both large, powerful ...

Interspecies Internet is a global, multidisciplinary think tank that focuses on research into communication between humans and other species. What began as a TED-stage idea later became a nonprofit ...