Study decodes surprising approach mice take in learning

In a simple game that humans typically ace, mice learn the winning strategy, too, but refuse to commit to it, new research shows.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

Can animals give birth to twins?

Animals often give birth to litters of more than one offspring at a time. But are those babies twins?

Tracy Jaffe, Assistant Clinical Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University • conversation
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~7 min

G20 summit's plan to scare off monkeys by mimicking their 'natural enemies' may work – but not for the reasons it's supposed to

Rhesus macaques are known for harassing people in New Delhi, where the G20 summit is being held, so authorities are taking action – but is it the right action?

Isabelle Catherine Winder, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~7 min

Why not all urban foxes deserve their 'bin-raiding' reputation

Research shows urban foxes may not be getting more cunning, as people believe.

Kristy Adaway, PhD Candidate in Animal Psychology , University of Hull • conversation
Sept. 4, 2023 • ~5 min

Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us

When big cats are around, they leave big clues behind them.

Egil Droge, Researcher of Conservation, University of Oxford • conversation
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

Are big cats prowling the UK? What the science tells us

When big cats are around, they leave big clues behind them.

Egil Droge, Researcher of Conservation, University of Oxford • conversation
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~7 min

Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal

MIT researchers model and create an atlas for how neurons of the worm C. elegans encode its behaviors, make findings available on their “WormWideWeb.”

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Aug. 23, 2023 • ~9 min

Want to help Maui's animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble

Animal shelters and other organizations that support pets and their owners after disasters will still need help months after the media has moved on.

Sarah DeYoung, Disaster Researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 • ~10 min

Memes about animal resistance are everywhere — here’s why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly

A few marine mammals in apparent revolt pushed meme-makers into overdrive. But a scholar who thinks about justice and human-animal relations suggests something deeper is behind the schadenfreude.

Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond, Associate Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego • conversation
Aug. 18, 2023 • ~10 min

Sun bears appear so human-like they are mistaken for people in suits – experts explain

People refuse to believe the videos of sun bears at Huangzhou zoo are real bears .

Dingzhen Liu, Professor of Zoo Animal Behaviour, Beijing Normal University • conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~6 min

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