New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

In Autun, France, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old fabric woven with gold threads in an ancient burial site. The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

Neuroscientist Kamilla Souza is bringing the study of whale and dolphin brains to her home country of Brazil. Now there's a ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

When I tell guests on my boat that dolphins never completely sleep, they are astounded. But in truth, if dolphins fell completely asleep as humans do, they would drown. They have to surface to breathe ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Researchers identified the mechanism mice use to overcome instinctive fear, saying it may help research for people with ...

Dolphins harass pufferfish and pass them around like a balloon... but the reason why is not what you might expect.

And study co-author Chris Krupenye, a Johns Hopkins assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, told CNN that ...