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 ...

Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It's a question scientists have been testing in increasingly creative ways—and what we've found so far paints a more complicated picture than you ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

A moment may not feel the same across the animal kingdom. The idea could change how people think about animal behavior, ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States, shows that not only does animal behavior change when humans modify their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some mental processes, humans and animals likely follow similar lines of thinking. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ...