But cleverness is hard to define - animals have to contend with different challenges in life and what might be clever or ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found ...

Then they use the rudimentary spears, which are around 75 centimetres long, to stab bushbabies while they sleep in their ...

“People seek comfort in animals. Some find support in dogs, while others find it in cats. During the war, I witnessed many ...

Sometimes I forget that what I see feels obvious only because I have seen it for so long. Blue looks blue, a wall looks still, and light ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools ...

Since the dawn of civilization, animals have been more than companions—they’ve been indispensable partners. From loyal dogs ...

Toddlers might be cute, but their decision-making skills aren’t exactly top-tier. By age two or three, most can say a few ...

The Animal Medical Center’s renovated facilities include separate intensive-care areas for cats and dogs and five new operating rooms. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...

Mice have remained the focal point for life sciences research for the past several decades. Their universality in biomedicine ...