Everywhere we look today, there is a screen. Phones wake us up in the morning, laptops dominate our work hours, and televisions keep us company late into the night. Many people scroll through social ...

Roads, cities and farms have reshaped much of the natural world. For decades, scientists believed those physical changes ...

AI is helping scientists decode how animals communicate. From mice to chimpanzees, researchers believe the technology could one day enable limited human-animal interactions.

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

Can animals help students better manage their own feelings? The leader of one popular Florida field trip destination says yes. The Alaqua Animal Refuge, which stretches across 100 acres in Florida’s ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

Humans are animals. This statement, although true, is unsettling for many people. Such discomfort reveals a deep ambivalence about how we see ourselves — a part of nature, yet somehow different from ...