Imagine having the strength of a wolf, the balance of a cat, or the ability to fly like a bird. For centuries, these ideas ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

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 ...

Imagine if all animals were as smart as humans! We'd have dolphins running their own underwater cities and elephants creating art and architecture. Birds might start organizing complex societies in ...