Behavior

Scientists have captured the first videos of wild roundworms forming living, wriggling towers that behave as one big superorganism

Fifty years ago the movie Jaws scared beachgoers and demonized sharks. Now, however, the public is evolving a better understanding

Scientists identified four arm wave signals cuttlefish use: “up,” “side,” “roll” and “crown”

Baby warty birch caterpillars vibrate when threatened—before swinging away like Spider-Man

In general, crowds like to form lanes to get across—until too many people go in too many different directions

Snoring indicates oxygen reduction, but a variety of treatments can restore healthy airflow

Long thought to be loners, male African elephants turn out to have surprisingly rich social lives

This discovery adds to a growing list of how animals talk with their urine

A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced social and language skills

From job interviews to dating, we subconsciously judge one another based on sound quality when we interact digitally

Three studies show that a mouse will try to rouse an unconscious companion

Neuroscientist Lore Thaler speaks about her efforts to make echolocation training more accessible