From problem-solving to emotional intelligence, these five animals exhibit brainpower that rivals humans.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

Discover the smartest birds in the animal kingdom – from crows and ravens to African grey parrots, keas, and magpies – known ...

I show animals displaying surprising problem-solving skills and even acts of revenge.

The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius. A flatworm shaped like a comma, it can be found wriggling through the muck of lakes and ponds worldwide. Its pin-size head has a microscopic structure that ...

Every state has its favorites, but Tennessee’s choice of official wild animal often catches people off guard. Instead of a large predator or a widely admired game species, lawmakers selected the ...

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The smartest cow ever lives in Austria and uses tools to solve problems, challenging what we know about cattle intelligence.