The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science's most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

(Eric VOLTO/500px/Getty Images) Biologists have long believed that having a large brain, relative to your body, might go hand ...

For decades, ape experts have searched for cognitive abilities in this animal group that are similar to humans, in order to ...

Birds are far more intelligent than they are often given credit for. A landmark study by researchers at the University of ...

Understanding intelligence in the animal kingdom isn't as simple as ranking species from most intelligent to least. There's no universal IQ test that applies across species, and animals demonstrate ...

A recent essay by Aviva Rutkin called "When is an animal a person? Neuroscience tries to set the rules" focuses on the daunting question, "When is an animal a person?" It's surely an extremely ...

Why does it make me so happy to think that other animals are intelligent and social like human beings? It's especially nice when they aren't known for having wars or some other less impressive human ...

The basic concept of human intelligence entails self-awareness alongside the ability to reason and apply logic to one’s actions and daily life. Despite the very fuzzy definition of ‘human intelligence ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...