Inequality is not unique to human groups and societies. Individuals with relatively little power possess a variety of ...

Beyond factors like genetics and environment, animal personality is also shaped by something more fundamental: the species ...

Heat waves do more than just generate high temperatures and cause excessive sweat. Research shows that heat affects animal ...

Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in biodiversity. According to researchers from the University of Victoria and the Max ...

Behavioral analysis can provide a lot of information about the health status or motivations of a living being. A new technology makes it possible for a single deep learning model to detect animal ...

After nearly 200 million years, crocodilians remain one of evolution's greatest success stories, which we celebrate on World ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

Being conscious basically means being awake, aware, and able to perceive one's thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. It represents what is called a "first-person" subjective experience. Behavioral ...

When the environment changes dramatically, animals from mollusks to crows can make big changes in their behavior that enable them to survive. For example, marmots and ground squirrels in California ...

In his deeply thoughtful and important book, economist Nicolas Treich considers direct (animal-centered) and indirect ...

The new system analyzes animal behavior to further notify visitors of the animals’ whereabouts and most recent activity.

In the last 20 years, law enforcement, policymakers, health care professionals, and the general public have become more aware of the significant link between animal abuse and child abuse. As with ...