Like everyone else these days, I've been contemplating Trent Lott's lot. Here's a guy raised in the segregated South, obviously with fond memories of a color-coded life, and he foolishly -- ...

Animals often show that the instinct for connection and meaning is not unique to humans by displaying behaviors that feel ...

Many of us consider our dogs to be a part of our families, but scientists have found we still are not able to accurately judge the meaning in their behavior. An international team of researchers led ...

If you have a dog, you're probably constantly entertained. Whether they’re barking at their reflection or falling asleep in bizarre positions that can’t possibly be comfortable, their quirky behaviors ...

Entrenched conflicts - they exist globally, as we see in the Middle East. Closer to home, Republicans and Democrats remain entrenched. Now, most of us do not stop to consider how brain science might ...

When you think about hens and their daily routine, egg laying might be the first thing that comes to mind. It’s a practice that seems incredibly mundane, yet it holds a treasure trove of fascinating ...

But the researchers cautioned that the work could not shed much light on sexual orientation in humans. By Carl Zimmer In more than 1,500 animal species, from crickets and sea urchins to bottlenose ...