Ask whether animals think and feel, and people around the world tend to agree: yes - but not in the same way humans do. A new cross-cultural study suggests that this distinction runs deeper than ...

A while ago, I gave a guided tour for a group of fifth-graders at the ape house of the Zoo of Leipzig, Germany. During the tour, one bright kid asked: "Are animals able to think? Our ethics teacher ...

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Issue 25 (August 2024) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose about his study into why animals are so stressed out during an eclipse. This month's total solar eclipse is behind us, but researchers in ...