Uncover 25 amazing facts you didn't know about animals! Explore surprising secrets of the animal kingdom, from three-hearted ...

Divided Brains: The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries, written by Lesley J. Rogers, Giorgio Vallortigara, and Richard J. Andrew and published this year by Cambridge University Press, ...

Small-brained animals display surprising and very sophisticated cognitive skills. Relative brain size is only one factor to consider when studying just how smart animals are because individuals ...

Octopuses may have big brains because of environmental – not social – factors. Large brains in mammals are generally thought to be linked to social behaviour, an idea known as the social brain ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In 1865, a dead jellyfish washed onto a Massachusetts beach ...