For a long time, scientists judged animal intelligence by how closely it resembled human behavior. That left a lot unnoticed.

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 ...

For centuries, humans assumed that intelligence was something that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. But new research is rewriting that story. Animal intelligence is proving to be far ...

Animal metacognition and memory encompass the capacity of nonhuman species to monitor and regulate their own cognitive processes, particularly those related to remembering. Research in this area ...

The integration of animals in educational environments has gained growing recognition as an innovative strategy to support learning, emotional well‐being and social development. Animal-assisted ...

An international team of researchers has found evidence that both total brain size and the size of a brain in relation to the body are factors that determine intelligence in animals. In their paper ...

Scarlett Howard currently has funding from the Australian Research Council and the Hermon Slade Foundation. These tasks seem completely irrelevant to these animals in their natural environment, so why ...