The fluorescent glow of mouse brain cells on the right indicates the effectiveness of a human-derived gene enhancer, HAQER0059, versus a 6 million year old version of the enhancer at left, which ...

Understanding the ways humans and animals organize and execute complex sequences of behavior sheds light on the evolution of cognition. Sequential behaviors, such as language, music, and tool use, ...

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

Intelligent, tool-using, empathetic and self-aware: the distance between humans and other animals is not as great as you ...