From early on, what has set the human species apart from all others is the ability to direct ever-increasing power toward our ...

The latest innovation, introduced just two or three years ago, is acoustic monitoring. Small recording devices capture individual vocal fingerprints. "Each gibbon has a unique voice," Li Jiahua ...

Crows have demonstrated advanced cognitive abilities that challenge long-held assumptions about bird intelligence.

Recent technological advances have opened new exciting possibilities for the development of smart prosthetics, such as artificial limbs, joints or organs that can replace injured, damaged or amputated ...

For once, there’s good news in animal conservation. A population of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus avunculus )—critically endangered primates with colorful faces and big lips—is stable.

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

In his new book, Roland Ennos offers eye-opening ideas that the importance of physical power and engineering ...

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Crows are rewriting our understanding of intelligence. These birds meticulously select and shape tools for specific tasks. They even use one tool to get another, showcasing advanced planning. Their ...

Team redates prehistoric ‘Ubeidiya in Jordan Valley to same age as oldest Georgian site, suggesting at least two distinct ...

In Indonesia, these pressures are intense. Expanding palm oil plantations, logging, mining, and increasingly frequent fires ...

February 22-28, 2026 is National Justice for Animals Week. It’s an important time for people to reconsider how legal systems ...