Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

There is a useful test for whether an ability is special: look at what ...

You may be familiar with the debate. Some biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists claim that several nonhuman animal species have culture. They point to two kinds of evidence to support their ...

One risk that is currently not taken into account in research ethics is the concern that we might be violating the privacy of ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) and human animals are constantly dying for a wide variety of reasons. Each individual's death is a loss, and while most people I know have thought about their own and others ...

Learn more about the tendency to anthropomorphize animals, which is a more common tendency in some people than in others, in part thanks to these potentially conservation-aiding traits. There are a ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...