Talking to animals is the stuff of fairy tales, cartoons, or quirky movies, but for Val Heart, animal communication is real.

Sheri Davies has a gift. She takes the everyday thoughts and behaviors of animals and turns them into laugh-out-loud comics that also make you go, “yep, that’s totally me.” Her comic series If They ...

Even animals with very small brains turn out to have cultural traditions, which poses a puzzler for biologists wondering what makes human culture unique ...

There are many famous examples of animals who seem to understand human language. But is there any real science behind them?

When it comes to animal-assisted services (AAS), dogs have ... getty images Cats in AAS roles tend to be more social with both humans and other cats, more attention-seeking and more tolerant ...

Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the ...

NYU researchers found they could measure an animal’s consciousness by comparing how similarly it behaves to humans when encountering different circumstances. Detailed in a Feb. 20 report, their ...

Long before humans ventured beyond Earth’s atmosphere, animals played a crucial role in space exploration. Scientists needed to understand how living beings would react to the harsh conditions of ...

Habituation is essential to the ability of all animals — humans included — to function in a world that often feels chaotic. We habituate to the ticking of a clock, the din of a busy ...

“Our findings show that they are close relatives of primates and colugos–flying lemurs native to Southeast Asia– making them fairly close relatives of humans.” Mixodectes belonged to an ...