Comparative Cognition

Comparative Cognition

A hooded crow, exemplifying the intelligence of smart crows, pecks at a nut it holds with its claws on a mossy stone ground.
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
A close up of a fish's eye, revealing its intriguing anatomy.
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
a bat hanging upside down in a tree.
By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
Numbers on a screen
Their working memory outclasses ours.
In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age.
Evolution repeatedly hit upon this solution simply because it works.
Fish are surprisingly good in numbers tests — a skill that sometimes makes the difference between life and death.
thinking fast slow
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
John Templeton Foundation
The ability is tied to mental health, consciousness, and memory in humans.
dog domestication
The story of dog domestication is one of converting the wild wolf into man's nicer, smarter, best friend. It might be all wrong.
orb weaver
Despite the wide diversity of spider species, most orb-weavers seem to follow the same playbook when building their webs.