Dogs are renowned for their ability to identify and track objects by scent. Now it’s been revealed they enhance this talent ...

Have you ever wondered why dog brains exhibit such a wide range of behaviors across breeds? Or why the tiny chihuahua, despite its small stature, seems to have as much personality as the large, stoic ...

Engaging in any form of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity helps maintain cognitive function as we age, new research suggests.

When dogs and humans gazed at each other and the dogs were stroked, their brain signals synchronised. The brain patterns in key areas of the brain associated with attention, matched in both dog ...

This inverse relationship suggests that the complexity of skills traditionally associated with higher cognition does not necessarily correspond to larger brain sizes in dogs, and cooperative ...

and the area of the canine brain devoted to analyzing odors is about 40 times larger than the comparable part of the human brain” VCA Animal Hospitals explained. “In fact, it has been ...

The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. But the bird itself has fallen on hard times. Could it become a ghost of Halloweens past?

Nov. 20, 2024 — Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen, a new study has found. The breakthrough paves the way for ...

A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Sleep has numerous benefits for dogs, such as helping with brain development and memory and supporting a healthy immune ...