More curious: Orangutans in zoos explore more frequently and in more varied ways than those in the wild, including greater ...

A team of biologists and robotic engineers have developed a virtual reality system for fish to decipher how they school; ...

Novel active compounds: The underlying technologies were transferred to the start-up through an exclusive license agreement ...

Study challenges long-held assumptions about the Mediterranean Phoenician-Punic civilization, one of the most influential ...

Female bonobos team up to suppress male aggression against them—the first evidence of animals deploying this strategy. Female ...

The study shows that adaptability—i.e., the flexible shift between individual and social learning—is crucial for success.

Male mice fall into two camps when it comes to love: some fiercely guard the females within their territory, while others ...

The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) in Jena is dedicated to interdisciplinary fundamental research in the field of Earth system sciences with a focus on climate and ecosystems. The ...

Older people who can easily list animals or different words beginning with the same letter are more likely to live longer. In a new analysis of the Berlin Aging Study an apparently simple task proves ...