From the scorpion-hunting meerkats of the Kalahari to Kenya’s powerful hyenas, mammals with vastly different lifestyles appear to follow remarkably similar behavioral patterns, according to research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The surprising findings suggest an underlying architecture that may organize how animals sequence their daily activities, regardless … Read more

Researchers studying chimpanzees in Uganda have documented something remarkable — these apes don’t just treat their own injuries with medicinal plants, but also provide healthcare to injured community members. This discovery, published Wednesday in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, suggests that prosocial healthcare in our closest relatives may be more widespread than previously recognized, potentially … Read more

Not all orangutan mothers parent alike, according to pioneering research that tracked wild Sumatran orangutans for 15 years. The study, published Tuesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, documents for the first time how individual orangutan mothers consistently differ in their parenting approaches—even with different offspring. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal … Read more

Ever wonder if your favorite music beat has anything in common with animal sounds? Scientists just discovered something mind-blowing: the rhythm patterns in chimp drumming, human speech, and music all connect in ways we never knew before. In a study published in March 2025, researchers revealed that the mathematical tools used to analyze these different … Read more

Scientists have discovered that cuttlefish use distinct arm movements to communicate with each other, adding another dimension to these already remarkable marine creatures. Researchers from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and the Italian Institute of Technology have identified specific arm gestures they’ve named “arm wave signs” that appear to serve as a communication system … Read more