Why did humans decide they weren't like other animals, or animals at all? Has this exceptionalism twisted us out of shape?

Scientists once assumed that evolution would eventually force every member of a species to behave in more or less the same ...

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You may be familiar with the debate. Some biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists claim that several nonhuman animal species have culture. They point to two kinds of evidence to support their ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) and human animals are constantly dying for a wide variety of reasons. Each individual's death is a loss, and while most people I know have thought about their own and others ...

Kissing feels so tied to human life that it can seem almost impossible to separate from romance, family, grief, ritual, or desire. It sits inside wedding vows and movie endings, in greetings, ...

“Cats bond with people, but they do it on their own terms,” Pethandlahalli says. “Some attach quickly, and others take their ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...