In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

High-tech camera system makes it possible for humans to see colors in the way animals do, adding vivid new perspective to the ...

The trend is growing and leading to controversy ...

In 1988, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, requiring landlords to make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Two years later, the Americans with Disabilities Act formally ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

Discover how human whalers and killer whales teamed up to hunt on the Australian coast in what is known as the Law of the Tongue.

Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...