We've run the numbers and the verdict is in: Honeybees do have the ability to process numerical information. New research led ...

The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

For a long time, scientists judged animal intelligence by how closely it resembled human behavior. That left a lot unnoticed.

A female gray wolf in British Columbia was observed dragging an underwater crab trap ashore to access herring bait, a ...

Quicker and smarter computing is helping society limit animal suffering, improve welfare and restore natural ecosystems in ...

Wild crows are far more observant than the average passerby might think, especially when it comes to identifying potential threats. Researchers at the University of Washington discovered that these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People are sharing the wildest displays of animal intelligence they’ve ever witnessed. One of the best things about house pets is ...

From the Chronicle of Higher Education: "Animal-watching is like people-watching at a streetside cafe, engrossing me in imagined stories. I often wonder: What's on their minds? …New research describes ...

An international team of researchers has found evidence that both total brain size and the size of a brain in relation to the body are factors that determine intelligence in animals. In their paper ...