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 ...

Editor’s note: Every so often, an article, written by a very capable technical contributor, gets published on EDN in one of my Design Centers for a special reason. My goal and EDN’s goal is to publish ...

A guanaco successfully retrieves food from a cup with a lid. Trimmed from Caicoya et al. via Proceedings of the Royal Society B under CC BY 4.0 Hoofed animals that are outsiders in their social groups ...

When my son was a baby, I swore I’d never let him watch PAW Patrol. At the time, I thought of it as the kind of TV show I didn’t want my child to become obsessed with: noisy and overstimulating. But ...

Even common infections can come with acute or lingering cognitive symptoms; one of the best-known examples is “COVID fog.” In a review published on July 21 in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution ...

Human disturbance in urban environments makes some squirrels fail, but others perform better in novel problem-solving. Human disturbance in urban environments makes some squirrels fail, but others ...

California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc in Elkhorn Slough. These adorable marine mammals have naturally solved ...

A problem doesn't last a lifetime. But how you deal with it can make it linger for years without resolution. In my studies about the topic, I've identified that, in addition to everything that ...

Human disturbance in urban environments makes some squirrels fail, but others perform better in novel problem-solving. Unlike natural environments, urban areas have artificial buildings, traffics, ...