Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc ...

Why do some animals solve problems while others don't? The new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, now featured on the cover of Oikos, tackles this question with an ...

Long before humans built labs, filed patents, or sketched blueprints, animals were already solving the same problems we struggle with today. Nature has spent millions of years refining ways to move ...

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.