Never underestimate the mind of a crow. Members of a family of birds that includes ravens, rooks, magpies, and jays, crows have been known to bend wire into hooks to retrieve food; drop nuts in a road ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jay Van Bavel, a psychologist at New York University, wanted to identify the social factors that best predict a person’s support for public-health ...

The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...

A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.

Behavior issues do not increase as children spend more time in a child care center, according to a new study. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

Looking for dingoes in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. Source: Brad Purcell, used with permission As I was writing a post called "What Do All These Dog Studies Really Mean?" that's ...

Superheroes are saving the real world, too. A study published in The Journal of Psychology in August found that superhero movies can promote prosocial behavior — actions that benefits other people or ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. Looking for dingoes in the ...