Humans and animals can both think logically − but testing what kind of logic they’re using is tricky

How researchers measure the logical reasoning of monkeys, pigeons, rats, fish and wasps shapes how they understand mental processes in animals − and in people.

Olga Lazareva, Professor of Psychology, Drake University • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~8 min

Why evolution can explain human testicle size but not our unique chins

Why human testicles are so different to chimpanzees’ and gorillas’.

Max Telford, Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, UCL • conversation
June 26, 2025 ~7 min


Is your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes

Scientists have found a gene that is linked to noisier cats.

Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
June 24, 2025 ~6 min

A taste for microbes

New research reveals how the octopus uses arms to sense chemical clues from microbiomes

Harvard Gazette • harvard
June 20, 2025 ~8 min

How mice ‘listen’ with their whiskers

Mice don’t just use their whiskers as a sense of touch.

Tommi Anttonen, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford • conversation
June 20, 2025 ~7 min

How ‘supergenes’ help fish evolve into new species

Researchers have found that chunks of ‘flipped’ DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 12, 2025 ~4 min

A step in fight against tick-borne disease

New molecular method differentiates sexes, reveals whether females have mated

Harvard Gazette • harvard
June 11, 2025 ~5 min

Inside the chimpanzee medicine cabinet: we’ve found a new way chimps treat wounds with plants

The plants chimpanzees use to treat their wounds have been found to have medicinal properties.

Elodie Freymann, Post-doc affiliate, University of Oxford • conversation
June 11, 2025 ~7 min


What the new British zoo standards mean for animal welfare

And do they go far enough?

Samantha Ward, Associate Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
June 10, 2025 ~8 min

Horses have a complex repertoire of facial expressions, just like primates

The study has created a catalogue of horse facial expressions to help people understand how to read these incredible animals.

Kate Lewis, Researcher in Animal Welfare, University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 9, 2025 ~7 min

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