Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

Puck even formed original phrases, such as “that’s what it’s all about” and “I love everyone,” showcasing a high cognitive ...

Discover how to create a talking button board for your dog. Learn how to start with a few buttons, model words for snacks, play, and outings, and reinforce actions with fun, quick repetitions. This ...

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

Dogs are situational, after all. They learn through repetition. If the rules change every day, you create gray areas. Gray ...

He said, 'No, ma'am, that's a cat.' ...

PBS NOVA recently aired an episode “Can Dogs Talk?” about whether dogs had the ability to learn our language. Using paw-sized push buttons placed on the floor (usually attached to a mat and labeled), ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Today, let’s talk ...

Purrs of contentment. Soulful eyes locked on yours over dinner. Valentine’s Day? Not for pet owners. For those of us who share our lives with animals, this is a daily — if not exactly romantic — ...

Nowadays, so many people’s social media algorithms are filled with animal videos. One particular type of video — dogs pushing word buttons — has really gone viral. In these videos, the dogs appear to ...

New research is challenging assumptions about how some exceptionally skilled dogs—so-called “gifted word learners”—remember the names of objects, pointing to social motivation as the key factor behind ...

Research led by UC San Diego cognitive scientist Federico Rossano is featured in an episode of NOVA, the long-running PBS science series known for bringing rigorous scientific research to a national ...