The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

Why is human culture—the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations—so much more powerful than animal cultures? "What's special about our species?" is a question scientists have wrestled ...

Stock market trends often boil down to emotion-based investment decisions, like fear, greed, panic, and opportunity. What Are Animal Spirits? Who Coined the Term? What Is an Explanation of Animal ...

Iris Xing, an animal science major, tends to her horse after a workout at the Equestrian Center. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Let me introduce myself. I am Kathryn Jackson, student academic advisor in ...

In the July issue of Scientific American, anthropologist Barbara King of The College of William & Mary makes the case that animals ranging from ducks to dolphins may grieve when a relative or close ...

It's a dog's life. Source: Mylene2401/Pixabay Humans have used animals as a resource since both first walked the world together. Livestock have been used to create, manage, and provision farms, while ...