Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

Rooks are smart enough to use tools and solve puzzles, and at one theme park they even learned to clean up human trash.

This article was originally published on www.mentalfloss.com as Top 5 Smartest Animals in the World, Ranked by Intelligence.

I'd offer this anecdotal observation of animals in enriched environments. When I grew up, dogs were objects with specific parameters to how we related to them. They were "pets", there to fill a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

Or do you test their ability to recognise themselves in the mirror-like a cleaner wrasse (which suggests self-awareness), wait for a snack like a cuttlefish (which shows self-restraint) or solve a ...

Section 1. Purpose. United States leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI) will promote United States national and economic security and dominance across many domains. Pursuant to Executive Order ...

AI just uncovered hundreds of mysterious figures hidden for centuries beneath Peru’s desert—redefining what we thought we knew about one of the world’s most iconic ancient sites. A team of researchers ...