Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

The persistent presence of humans and their infrastructure in U.S. national parks has yielded dramatic changes in the behaviors of large animals who live there, a new study has found. Even during the ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.

AI is reshaping countless aspects of life. But so far, its applications have focused mostly on our singular species, Homo ...

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin suggests humans and animals often prefer the same sounds. By using an ...

Communication between species has a long and wishful history, beginning with myths, legends, and stories like those of King Solomon and Doctor Dolittle. In the past century, that history has blossomed ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...