Female cephalopods (octopuses and squids) of many species are happy to mate with multiple males throughout a breeding season – with no obvious benefits to thems...
The idea of self-medication in non-human animals (zoopharmacognosy) is one that is often debated alongside that of intelligence within the animal kingdom, as th...
You would not expect whales to be friends with lice, but researchers now suggests these two animals have a very special and important relationship that benefits...
Almost everyone will agree that they could do with several more hours sleep in a 24-hour period, it maintains our optimal brain function as well as being involv...
You need only watch a reality TV show to understand that a stressful environment can change expression of personality – in humans, anyway. The question of wheth...
New research suggests that the process of domestication has caused dogs to evolve complex sociocognitive skills, and are even more similar to humans than our cl...
New research implies that the interactions an orangutan has with humans during its childhood may be a better predictor of its ability to problem-solve as an adu...
A newly-published review of the latest research on seabirds and offshore wind farms has highlighted which species are deterred by the structures and which are i...
A recent study has found that chickadees from harsher environments are less flexible cognitively. They are initially good at acquiring and retaining information...
A recent study has found that thermal preferences in a wide-ranging lizard species are a result of behavioural changes, and that these preferences are more flex...
