Did you know that there are some species in the animal kingdom that can demonstrate an ability to understand human speech, at ...

Pets play an important role in many people’s lives. In the UK, six out of ten households have at least one pet, dogs being our most common companions (assuming we don’t count fish individually). But ...

Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 years ago.

Humans are fundamentally "musical animals"—and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the conclusion of new work by University of Amsterdam professor of Music Cognition ...

Imagine you’re at a tea party with a bonobo. What kind of tea are you serving? Are there cakes? What is the bonobo wearing? Is the ability to imagine things unique to humans? According to new evidence ...

A new study shows a bonobo can track pretend juice and grapes, suggesting apes also have imagination, not only humans.

For generations, dog owners have joked that their pets listen in on conversations and seem to understand what people are ...

From dogs that speak the English language to a horse that solves a murder, spiritualism and pets have gone hand-in-hand.

Do cats forget their humans? Veterinarians explain how feline memory works, how long cats remember people and why bonds with ...