African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years...
Researchers have shown that mice use chemical cues, including odors, to detect the social rank of an unfamiliar mouse and compare it to their own, using...
Animal abduction: Biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys -- a behavior never before seen in wild primates. Rise...
A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the behavior of microorganisms, it...
Researchers have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook...
Sumatran orangutan mothers differ from one another in how they behave with and take care of their infants and how flexibly they adjust their mothering behaviors...
Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits and apples could help to promote healthy aging, new research has found.