Researchers propose that the key to identifying consciousness in animals and AI lies in understanding how their information processing systems work.

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

A new AI-powered platform helps dairy farmers detect cattle diseases, assess health and productivity, and get treatment guidance instantly using a simple smartphone photo.

EU rules banning terms such as ‘bacon’ for veggie products are problematic, btw cow muscle = steak, says the Vegetarian Society’s Deirdra Barr ...

Play places offering Italian and Spanish lessons for babies are helping new generations learn the family language.

New York City is known for Wall Street, crowded streets, and famous landmarks. Beyond that familiar image, its history includes buried ships beneath Manhattan, abandoned transit platforms, escaped zoo ...

Newborn chicks match “kiki” with spiky shapes and “bouba” with round ones, revealing the curious bouba-kiki effect in animals.

The BBB National Programs' Advertising Division has recommended that Merck Animal Health revise Bravecto Quantum marketing language.

A St. Petersburg lawmaker is trying to slam the door on Florida’s tiny but controversial trade in federally protected sea life after a viral video showed a giant manta ray hauled out of the Gulf off ...

Punch, a Japanese macaque, stole the hearts of millions after he was abandoned by his mom and rejected by some of his peers. Now, things are looking up for him.

Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might ...

Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system.