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A new study proposes that human culture’s unique power lies not in its ability to accumulate knowledge, as once thought, but ...

What came first, the chicken or the egg? If we’re talking about eggs in general, then the latter, but a new study of an ...

Imagine a race where the competitors are not human athletes but futuristic entities: AI-powered robots, enhanced humans with ...

Why is human culture -; the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations -; so much more powerful than animal cultures?

The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet ...

Experts tell us that if humans became crab-like, it would be a slightly horrifying experience. Crabs molt their entire outer exoskeleton, from their eyes to their gut.

Colors evolved for survival, with animals using them for warnings and mating, and plants attracting pollinators.

Why is human culture -- the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations -- so much more powerful than animal cultures?

When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics of the group can matter as much as the ...