Bats get bad press. Short-sighted and cave-dwelling, they generally make the news only when carrying disease, transfiguring into vampires, or else lending their name to paranoiac military commanders ...

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrate for the first time that apes can ...

A bonobo tracked imaginary juice and pretend grapes in an experiment, challenging long-held assumptions about the abilities ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that ...

A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This unexpected form of “remote touch” challenges traditional ideas about how the ...

Scientists warn that rapid advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness, creating ...

Dancing uses overlooked senses and may tie to our deep evolutionary past. Knowing that can only make it more magical.

The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That slightly dry, tightening feeling some foods leave in ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...