Two recent papers focus on our closest relatives: chimpanzees and bonobos. They claim these apes combine vocalisations in ways that suggest a capacity for compositionality, a key feature of human ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

We like to draw a line between humans and animals, a clear divide built on memory, empathy, and invention. But that line doesn’t always hold. Apes steal territory. Parrots ace memory tests. Bees react ...

If there's one thing social media loves, it's a Disney-like moment with a wild animal. There's the much-loved video with the golden retriever who's best friends with a deer, or the one where a woman ...

Humans are the best of animals and the worst of animals. Humans are capable of compassion not seen in other animals and never ...

Olga Lazareva does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Feb. 7, 2005 — -- Animal-human hybrids have long been the stuff of fairy tales and myths -- from the half-man, half-horse centaur to singing mermaids. Now the swift pace of genetic engineering ...

Humans are naturally drawn to animals displaying warmth and companionship. Across the globe, certain species stand out for their friendly nature and strong bonds with people. From intelligent dolphins ...

Merging animal and human forms brought terror to our ancestors – and this fear persists right the way into our modern age. In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a ...

In the United Kingdom (UK), officials are planning to phase out animal testing through a new strategy that is expected to ...

A global study shows animals are moving distances two to three times shorter in areas disturbed by humans than in the wilderness. The study, which is to be published Friday in the journal Science, ...