Humans are the only species on Earth known to use language. They do this by combining sounds into words and words into sentences, creating infinite meanings. This process is based on linguistic rules ...

Animals are way smarter than we might actually imagine, be it chimpanzees making tools like mini engineers, parrots talking ...

Understanding the ways humans and animals organize and execute complex sequences of behavior sheds light on the evolution of cognition. Sequential behaviors, such as language, music, and tool use, ...

SOME OLD FRIENDS. SO ABBY’S CARRYING IVY. SHE’S IVY’S FOSTER MOM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THEM AROUND. IS LOLA IN THE CHIMPANZEE FOREST AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE. THEY DON’T KNOW IT YET, BUT THE ...

Thank God we finally have a straight female singer-songwriter,” executives from Atlantic Records told Jill Sobule after ...

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives. Ethologist, ...

Over the last century of cinematic sci-fi, movies like Planet of the Apes and The Thing have produced some of the most ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool making, this year has given us a clearer picture of how and why humans evolved ...

我们吃的东西正在发生改变，新鲜、天然的食物正在被便宜、高度加工的三餐所取代。这种改变增加了人们患上多种慢性疾病的风险，包括肥胖和抑郁症。国际专家认为，我们需要采取行动减少全世界饮食中的超加工食品，因为这些食品对我们的健康构成了威胁。

From Stalker to Metropolis, these are the most hauntingly poetic sci-fi movies, using the genre's unique strengths to explore deeply humane themes.

The scientist who discovered the black hole at the center of our galaxy reflects on social media and the unpredictable power ...

Gage survived, but unfortunately, it wasn't a total happy ending. His friends and doctor said that, post-accident, he was “no ...