With all their grace and beauty, whales may hold the key to designing the next generation of renewable energy technology.
There aren’t many sights from the a...
When it comes to the fuel sources of the future, we’re all familiar with solar energy, wind power, and even biofuels produced from corn or algae. But a team of ...
Harvard researchers left feeling uncomfortable after teaching economics to Capuchin monkeys.
When thinking about economics, most of us will picture complicated...
When you think of play, the actual nature of playing, you don’t associate it with playmates who can weigh upwards of 70kg sporting sharp claws and a mouthful of...
Zoos are amazing places; not only do they perform incredible work for conservation and deliver a fun day out for visitors, but they also provide an opportunity ...
Deep-sea corals are still paying the price for the Deepwater Horizon ecological disaster, reveals a new study from Pennsylvania State University, and researcher...
Scientists and psychologists alike have long understood the importance of social learning in the development of culture. Learning from other individuals can lea...
Climate change may be global, but it does not affect all of Earth’s citizens equally – and those who are hit hardest tend to be vulnerable groups from poorer na...
Navigating society and the social structure that we can find ourselves surrounded by can be daunting as well as challenging for anyone. Yet our primate relative...
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...