I show animals displaying surprising problem-solving skills and even acts of revenge.

Animal groups show how simple actions create shared intelligence, shaping technology, health research, and crowd safety.

Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear to be thriving, living in cities across the country and even expanding their historical range. To investigate what ...

Surprising animal actions often appear staged but are actually practical. Science reveals that these behaviors demonstrate intelligence, cooperation, and adaptability. From chimpanzees hugging to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

By transforming movement into data, Timothy Dunn is reshaping how scientists can study behavior and the brain.

A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are ...

Nature doesn’t just surprise us; it prototypes ideas we’d swear came from a movie. Some animal skills look like planned gadgets: built-in sonar, living bridges, and even tool belts. Others are old ...