A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal ...

Yes, people really do underestimate the cognitive abilities of fish. Study co-lead author, Maëlan Tomasek, with a fish “volunteer” in the behavioral experiment ...

Hey, you're the one with the food, right? Researcher Maëlan Tomasek, seen here being scoped out by a sea bream, was part of a team who demonstrated that fish can distinguish between male and female ...

Tuna, salmon, mackerel. I’ve never looked at my afternoon sushi and wondered if it’s related to humans. So, I asked one of those friends named Thomas Siek. He’s a biological anthropologist at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As more species are admitted into the “smart” animals club ...

Some say the oldest known human settlement is Uruk, in modern-day Iraq. Others say Jericho, in Palestine. Wherever it is, it must be the place where synurbization—the process of wildlife adapting to ...