Microplastics are often named as a major polluter of both the planet and our bodies, but what does the actual science say?

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

A cow in Austria has made headlines for demonstrating flexible tool use, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence.

Raised as a pet in southern Austria, her solution to bothersome horseflies has changed what was known about animal ...

Why do we avoid getting our hopes up? I suggest that this is because affect is attached to our meaningful goals, as ...

We are delighted to present the inaugural “Women in Animal Science” series of article collections.At present, less than 30% ...

A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities ...

By experimenting with fungi strains grown on carrot odds and ends, researchers set out to create a viable protein. The ...

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, suggesting that rats can serve as a model for complex cognitive processes often ...

Peer review has met its match.

The digested meat from the wolf pup’s last meal, which took place a staggering 14,400 years ago, contained enough DNA from ...

A hand stencil left on an Indonesian cave wall at least 67,800 years ago may reveal how and when ancient humans reached a lost continent known as Sahul that once linked Australia with southeast Asia.