Humans have had relationships with their pets for thousands of years, talking to them, coddling them, and imbuing them with human attributes. But are these animals “thinking,” and do nonhuman animals have
On a warm May night, as a spring tide pushes the waters of Delaware Bay far up the beach, Atlantic horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea in their thousands. Under the new
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From parasitic worms and disease-carrying insects to the intimate partnerships between fungi, algae and the human microbiome, two books reviewed by Nature explore how every species exists within a web of biological
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North Korea’s state media has renewed its long-standing promotion of dog meat soup as a traditional remedy for extreme summer heat, encouraging citizens to consume the dish as soaring temperatures affect both
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A Moroccan social media influencer has been imprisoned after authorities say he published a video showing the killing, butchering, cooking, and eating of a stray dog during the Muslim celebration of Eid
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Bats move through desert night skies with a purpose that is easy to overlook and difficult to replace. As they travel from plant to plant, feeding on nectar, they are also performing
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Deep beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean, where sunlight cannot penetrate and pressure reaches extreme levels, scientists have identified what they describe as the largest, deepest, and potentially oldest whale cemetery
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A bold claim by biotech company Colossal Biosciences has reignited one of conservation science’s most tangled debates: what exactly is a species, and can it truly be brought back once it has
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Ancient oceans may have been dominated not only by fearsome marine reptiles but also by colossal octopus-like creatures, according to new research published in Nature. Scientists studying fossilized jaws have identified extinct
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In a world saturated with digital noise and constant human chatter, even a simple moment of silence can be deceptive. As reported by Le Monde, one parent recently discovered this when her
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A groundbreaking study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that great apes can mirror each other’s facial expressions with remarkable precision, offering new insights into the evolutionary roots of human communication.
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