For centuries, humans have operated under a comfortable assumption: that we alone possess the cognitive sophistication to think, feel, plan, and communicate in meaningful ways. We invented language, ...

We humans like to think of ourselves as the smartest species on earth. We invented computers, built skyscrapers and sent ...

World Octopus Day 2026 highlights octopuses' unusual intelligence, including learning, problem-solving, tool use and flexible ...

When we think about intelligence, humans often come to mind first - but the smartest animals in the world are proving that brainpower exists far beyond our species. Across oceans, forests, skies, and ...

Intelligence is not something unique to humans—it appears in remarkable ways across the animal kingdom. From problem-solving and tool use to communication and social cooperation, many species display ...

Understanding intelligence in the animal kingdom isn’t as simple as ranking species from most intelligent to least. There’s no universal IQ test that applies across species, and animals demonstrate ...

Almost human? The title of Ms. Ritkin's print essay is "Almost human?" and when I saw it I immediately thought about whether it's really possible to scale intelligence or sentience and make ...

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. Some scientists believe ...