Discover what sets human culture apart from animals, as evolutionary insights challenge old beliefs and reveal our unique ...

Dr. David Hone, a dinosaur expert, writes about dinosaur behavior, including grooming, feeding, fighting, mating, and group ...

In our attempts to identify how human culture differs from that of other animals we have been focusing on the wrong things, a ...

Why is human culture—the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations—so much more powerful than animal cultures?

Looking at other animals for the first time, house sparrows also narrowed down their social circles as they got older. “The ...

Electronic tracking devices provide more precise information on animals, similar to the GPS technology found in smartphones.

Red deer may become less sociable as they grow old to reduce the risk of picking up diseases, while older house sparrows seem ...

The research shows that many animals, including our primate ancestors, have been consuming ethanol — the intoxicating component of alcohol — for millions of years through naturally fermented fruits ...

Today's ecologists have more data than ever before to help monitor and understand the world's biodiversity. Yet researchers ...

In a paper published today, scientists argue that plenty of animals are regularly consuming and using alcohol, though many questions about the practice still remain.

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

A U.S. class-action lawsuit against Gucci claims exotic animals were abused for their skins and customers were deceived that ...