New AI model, BehaVERT, reads mouse behavior like language, revealing patterns that could improve research into human ...

Analysis of 3,000 incidents in Canada reveals which animal–human activity combos are especially risky. Of note: Elk and ...

Some venomous animals kill within minutes, and a few of the most dangerous ones are small enough to hide in a shoe or look ...

The best trail cameras – or camera traps, if you prefer – are motion-and heat-triggered units designed to live outdoors, quietly recording wildlife without human presence, day or night. The top models ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., currently the nation’s secretary of health and human services, often positions himself as an enemy of settled science. But when it comes to dead animals, he’s somehow always ...

Editor’s Note (10/8/25): This podcast was edited after posting to remove some incorrect descriptions of research on crickets in Hawaii. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m ...

Adam Nelson, a principal investigator in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, led a study that used mice to show that social hierarchy involves status-dependent behavioral interactions that ...

Many people view their dogs as a central part of their lives. In fact, according to Pew survey data, almost all dog owners in the United States consider their canine companions to be important family ...

Kelly Lambert is a professor of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Richmond in Virginia. She teaches courses on behavioral neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, comparative animal behavior, ...

Octopuses normally hunt alone, but footage captured by divers has revealed that they can collaborate with fish to find their next meal. The videos, described today in Nature Ecology & Evolution 1, ...

It’s not uncommon to see pets on vacation with their humans these days. Many families have discovered some benefits of traveling with pets: strengthening your bond, discovering lovely animal-friendly ...

Animal behavior research relies on careful observation of animals. Researchers might spend months in a jungle habitat watching tropical birds mate and raise their young. They might track the rates of ...