Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear to be thriving, living in cities across the country and even expanding their historical range. To investigate what ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

Animal groups show how simple actions create shared intelligence, shaping technology, health research, and crowd safety.

I show animals displaying surprising problem-solving skills and even acts of revenge.

Nature doesn’t just surprise us; it prototypes ideas we’d swear came from a movie. Some animal skills look like planned gadgets: built-in sonar, living bridges, and even tool belts. Others are old ...