Heat waves do more than just generate high temperatures and cause excessive sweat. Research shows that heat affects animal ...

Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals. Olga Visavi/Shutterstock Many animals live in groups. One of the main benefits of this is shared knowledge. This ...

Devon Ritter from the Memphis Zoo explores how animals use their five senses to survive. Devon Ritter from the Memphis Zoo explores how animals use their senses of touch, hearing, sight, and smell to ...

The human capacity to learn exceeds that of any other animal. Indeed, our massive memories and impressive computing power are the engines of all that makes us different from other animals, rooted ...

Everybody poops. There are even whole books written about it. And we can learn a lot about animals from what they leave behind. Scientists study animal poop, also called scat, to learn about the ...

Trial and error is one of the most fundamental learning strategies employed by animals, and we’re increasingly using it to teach intelligent machines too. Boosting ...

As educators, we’re always looking for new ways to motivate our students and invigorate our teaching. In my class of English-language learners, students often, justifiably, are fearful being in a new ...