Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...

Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

Two conflicting memories can both be activated in a worm's brain, even if only one memory actively drives the animal's behavior, finds a new study. Two conflicting memories can both be activated in a ...

Most people, after suffering consequences for a bad decision, will alter their future behavior to avoid a similar negative outcome. That’s just common sense. But many social circles have that one ...

Adolescents who snore frequently were more likely to exhibit behavior problems such as inattention, rule-breaking, and aggression, but they do not have any decline in their cognitive abilities, ...

This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and The National Institutes of Health (#HHSN263201200074I, Order No. HHSN26300107) and the Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean’s least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...