Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...
We often applaud animals for learning tricks. But until recently, we rarely acknowledged that significant intelligence ...
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Chimps can think about thinking, changing what we know
Recent research has turned the spotlight on our closest primate relatives, the chimpanzees, revealing their ability to engage ...
The standard test of self-awareness is being able to recognize ourselves in a mirror. Although chimpanzees pass this test with flying colors, gorillas have inconsistent results. Dogs flunk by treating ...
Animals are amazing creatures with a wide array of traits, but one seemingly common trait is their inability to understand mirrors. Can animals even perceive themselves in mirrors? Check out this ...
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Scientists Gave Cephalopods A Cognitive Test (And They Passed)
Dolphins might come to mind when it comes to smart animals; cephalopods probably don't. But this experiment found they passed ...
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