Quick Take Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in hundreds of animal species, though it is not considered a required ...

Researchers developed an advanced AI system named YORU that can identify specific animal behaviors with over 90% accuracy ...

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese macaques at Joshin-etsu National Park in Japan. (Peter Adams / Getty Images file) (Peter Adams) Humans are far from the ...

Animals playing dead is a real, scientifically described behavior known as thanatosis. This behavior can be essential for an animal’s survival when faced with a threat. This YouTube Short by ...

Scientists created an AI tool that detects a fruit fly’s courtship song as it begins and instantly switches off specific brain cells.

Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on biology, and can even affect the brain. Scientists have been learning more about ...

Less than a week from now, when the sun partially disappears behind Long Island's moon — and entirely in places like upstate New York — many of the Earth's creatures will react to the eclipse. Not all ...

Rare observations show Atlantic puffins holding sticks to reach itchy spots, suggesting tool-like behavior beyond nest ...

Benjamin Beck, an authority on "tooling," offers a state-of-the art clarification of this fascinating behavior and why it's essential to know more about the nitty-gritty details.

On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse shrouded The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, in near-total darkness for 2½ minutes. In the time leading up to the darkness, during it, and ...

Humans aren’t the only animals with hot tempers. In 2016, ecologist Kristen Cecala and a colleague watched black-bellied salamanders (Desmognathus amphileucus) from Appalachian streams lunge at one ...