Pigeons seem to defy a century-old psychology law about how rewards and consequences help us learn

CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.

Using individual-level medical data and death records, this study finds that conservatives in the USA experienced worse health and higher mortality than liberals during the 2010s. No significant gaps ...

Pigeons seem to defy a century-old psychology law about how rewards and consequences help us learn

In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans follows the neuroscientists who attempted to recapture the magic.

A video game revealed that people with depression had difficulty setting expectations as environments changed, serving as a potential way to identify and monitor the condition.

Scientists observe bumblebees rolling a ball underneath a flower to get sugar, showing complex problem-solving abilities.

Scientists observe bumblebees rolling a ball underneath a flower to get sugar, showing complex problem-solving abilities.

Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at USC, attended a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles on Mar. 28. He ended up getting shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a Department of Homeland S...

Do pigeons follow the Law of Effect? A new study reveals that pigeons maintain behavioral variability even when rewarded for any sequence.

Do pigeons follow the Law of Effect? A new study reveals that pigeons maintain behavioral variability even when rewarded for any sequence.

Sometimes, the most successful creative accomplishments are the result of context, coincidence, and consequence—not insightful, intelligent design.

Sometimes, the most successful creative accomplishments are the result of context, coincidence, and consequence—not insightful, intelligent design.

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds

Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation

A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.

Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptions

The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.

Animal psychology expert Watanabe Shigeru trained pigeons to differentiate between Picasso and Monet, and Java sparrows to recognize Bach. His work shows us what life as a scientist is all about.

Children as young as 18 months can acquire novel words by overhearing third-party interactions. Demonstrating similar learning processes in nonhuman species would indicate that the social-cognitive sk...

Children as young as 18 months can acquire novel words by overhearing third-party interactions. Demonstrating similar learning processes in nonhuman species would indicate that the social-cognitive sk...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon had begun a process that could result in Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona being demoted and having his retirement pay cut.

Entomology; Neuroscience; Behavioral neuroscience; Sensory neuroscience; Cognitive neuroscience

Entomology; Neuroscience; Behavioral neuroscience; Sensory neuroscience; Cognitive neuroscience

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Darwin explained how seemingly purposeful and foresightful design could be decoupled from natural selection. Skinner followed suit for selection by reinforcement. Together with cultural selection, the...

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.