Animals and humans have always coexisted. Before cities, nomadic hunter-gatherers depended on animals for food, transport, ...

The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural ...

Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that ...

Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

The human body is an amazing thing, but there's no doubt that it's also capable of some pretty gross stuff. There's a reason ...

There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

Whereas animal cultures affect just a few crucial ... Through open-ended cultural evolution, human beings produce open-endedness in culture. In this respect, our species is unparalleled.

Yodelling monkeys can produce far greater frequency jumps than humans due to special structures in their throats, research ...