When it comes to estimating the intelligence of various animal species, it may be as simple measuring overall brain size. In fact, making corrections for a species' body size may be a mistake. When it ...

If you're traveling up the East Coast and want to explore the woods, there's no better place than this state, which has the ...

Animal intelligence varies widely. Some have cognitive abilities that were once thought to be limited to humans, while others seem to act purely on instinct. It’s not simply a matter of having large ...

Animals that have a bigger brain to body mass ratio have a better cognitive ability than those that have a smaller one Neil Conway/Flickr Animals that have a bigger brain in proportion to their body ...

A common trend in size differences between males and females is a long-standing puzzle. A study of shorebirds shows that the type and strength of competition for mates may explain much of the pattern.

The size of tropical cyclones is controlled by their underlying sea-surface temperatures (SST) relative to the conditions of the mean SST within the surrounding tropical zone of the storms, ...

The relative size of the human male's penis and testes can be reduced to our species' mating strategies, and can provide some surprising insights into early human culture. Humans have a much longer ...

A fearsome shark bite crushes with raw power, yet a tiny piranha delivers unmatched strength for its size. Scientists compare ...