Scientists have developed a new method to simulate the complex movements of animals with exceptional accuracy. The research team set out to solve a long-standing challenge in biology -- how to ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Ádám Miklósi and Judit Abdai have compiled a groundbreaking book on how the study of animal behavior is shaping the future of social robots In a groundbreaking exploration of the synergy between ...

The investigation of affective states and cognitive bias in animal behaviour has emerged as a critical area of research, shedding light on how emotional states influence decision-making, perception ...

A howler monkey infant, only a few days old, clings to a subadult white-faced capuchin monkey as it uses tools. Brendan Barrett / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior In June 2022, while watching ...

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, neurogeneticist Vivek Kumar, then a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, screened thousands of randomly mutagenized mice.

I've been studying various aspects of animal behavior, especially in mammals, for many decades and have always felt uneasy about how cultural values have limited our true understanding of the dynamics ...