Despite increasing awareness of animal welfare, there are vast discrepancies between legal protections and recommended practices for different species…

The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...

28 novembre 2010. Jane Goodall, la più famosa primatologa del mondo, visita il Centro Primati dell'Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione…

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Social life is a continuous interplay of observing and interacting with conspecifics, predicting their behavior, and responding to their actions. This…

In humans and other social mammals, more socially connected females often have higher fitness. Yet evidence linking female sociality to offspring surv…

Analysis of almost three million children captures when ‘mathematical gender gap’ first emerges and could help focus efforts to stop girls from falling behind.

The use of tools to drink water is well-documented in wild chimpanzees, but the specific function of this behavior is unclear. Here we use a large data set of drinking behaviors spanning 14 years of ....

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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary ...

Golden-bellied capuchins are usually found in humid forests, but some populations appear to have adapted to life in drier habitats with the help of stone tools

Recent technological advances have improved our ability to study animal cognition in the wild, and the field has made significant progress in recent years. ...

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We present MacaqueNet, a global community of macaque researchers who developed the first publicly searchable, standardised database on affiliative and agonistic behaviour. This cross-species database...

Humpback whales learn their haunting melodies in much the same way humans learn words

Despite broad consensus that highlighting counter-stereotypical scientist role models in educational materials promotes equity and success, the specific elements that make these materials effective re...