In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable ...

Environmental change is frequent. To adjust and survive, animals need behavioural flexibility. Recently, cognitive flexibility has emerged as a driving force for adjusting to environmental change.

Despite its tiny brain, the bumblebee is capable of solving complex problems on a dime, reshaping our view of the humble ...

Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence ...

Individual innovation is considered one sign of intelligence within species, and elephants are among the animals that researchers have long taken an interest in because of their sophisticated approach ...

Some adults work through an entire problem before anyone else knows it exists, researching solutions, testing ideas, making ...