These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.

There’s no one clear measure for animal intelligence so some people disagree which ocean creatures are the cleverest. But, ...

For centuries, humans assumed that intelligence was something that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. But new research is rewriting that story. Animal intelligence is proving to be far ...

Crows are widely recognised for their advanced problem-solving skills, strong memory, and remarkable adaptability.

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

Many years ago, some kind soul wove a pair of sandals for a horse. We will never know the identity of the weaver or the creature the sandals were woven for, but the shoes have endured for well over a ...

Michael Levin is a developmental and synthetic neurobiologist at Tufts University and, according to many, on track for a Nobel Prize for his work unpacking new ways organisms develop and function, ...

Complex problem solving (CPS) represents an essential dimension of contemporary education, capturing the multifaceted cognitive and metacognitive processes that underpin effective learning in ...