The Science of It: Meteorologist Victoria Wisniewski gets a first-hand look at how animals are taught new behaviors and skills ...

The fact that animals can use tools, have self-control and certain expectations of life can be explained with the help of a new learning model for animal behaviour. Researchers at Stockholm University ...

The human capacity to learn exceeds that of any other animal. Indeed, our massive memories and impressive computing power are the engines of all that makes us different from other animals, rooted ...

It’s a surprisingly difficult question, if you really think about it. Here’s Merriam-Webster’s definition: any of a kingdom (Animalia) of living things including many-celled organisms and often many ...

Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to your child's early speech and language development? Speech refers to the production of sounds that transform into words through the physical act of ...

Some animals fake their body size by sounding 'bigger' than they actually are. Researchers studied 164 different mammals and found that animals who lower their voice to sound bigger are often skilled ...

Trial and error is one of the most fundamental learning strategies employed by animals, and we’re increasingly using it to teach intelligent machines too. Boosting ...

EVER since the original enunciation by Baldwin 1 in 1896 of the theory of ‘organic selection’, the suggestion that local differences of habit (local ‘traditions’ as Elton 2 has termed them) may be the ...