animals

Over the past week, excitement over the sight of swans in the city’s canals has shifted to the water itself—which is slowly but surely turning less green. Without gondola traffic to stir up sediment, much of the water is now…

Beginning in the 1980s, studies confirmed, perhaps unsurprisingly, that animals are capable of what’s called procedural memory—a type of long-term memory that aids in performing motor skills such as running or climbing. Read more in fast company  What we’re learning…

A captive orca named Wikie has become the first killer whale known to recognisably make sounds that are not part of her native repertoire – including human language words like “hello” and “bye bye”. An international team of researchers has…

While  thinkers reached their decisions through different means, in the end they all seem to agree that diets that rely on animal meat are less healthy and unsustainable — and that as our planet changes, our habits will too. Read…