Summary: Researchers reveal a deeply unified mammalian brain blueprint for olfaction. By tracking free-roaming mice with high-velocity robotic cameras and recording directly from the olfactory bulbs ...

Habits are often seen as automatic and inflexible behaviors. But a new study, published in Evolution Letters, suggests that ...

Picture a dolphin diving toward the seafloor with something odd on its nose. It is not a shell or a fish. It is a sea sponge. The dolphin isn’t playing; it’s using the sponge as a diving mask: a clear ...

A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its own feathers until bare skin shows through. To a casual visitor, these can ...

A juvenile great tit solves a foraging puzzle by pushing a sliding door to the left while being observed by two other young birds. (Sonja Wild, UC Davis) Siblings are special. Be they protector or ...

The world’s largest carnivorous bat has a surprisingly rich social life, displaying affectionate greetings and providing food to family group members, according to a study by Marisa Tietge at Museum ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

A book could be written about all the manners of which birds find and secure food. It’s a fascinating subject and reason enough to observe as we get out and enjoy the great outdoors. While it might ...

To make movement and foraging decisions in a naturalistic environment, multiple neural populations must work synergistically to produce successful actions. These decisions span multiple scales, from ...

A University of Bath study found that locusts' hunger levels significantly influence how they form groups When hungry, locusts spread out more, requiring a larger number of sociable individuals to ...