Cutting-edge research shows that animal communication, such as whale clicks and bird calls, may be more like human language ...

It's a dog's life. Source: Mylene2401/Pixabay Humans have used animals as a resource since both first walked the world together. Livestock have been used to create, manage, and provision farms, while ...

At the turn of the 20th century, a famous horse named Clever Hans toured Germany. The horse stunned crowds as his trainer demonstrated the animal's alleged ability to understand German, tell time and ...

Sophie Cohen-Bodénès knew she was onto something when she saw the cuttlefish extend two arms upwards while twisting its six others together. It was making what she calls the “up” sign – and, ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

Creative 360 will welcome professor Thore Bergman as he presents “Listening to the Wild: Can AI Help Us to Understand Animals?” at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 17. The presentation is part of Creative ...

In May 2020, Pratyusha Sharma was painstakingly parsing data to prepare for a meeting with her research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hoping to find a pattern. It wasn’t just any ...

His little groans sound like squeaking hinges. With his wide eyes locked onto me, there’s no doubt what my 13-year-old dog, Mogwai, is trying to tell me: "5 p.m. It's time for dinner." I give him our ...