1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (555+ words) Elephants can think before they act, as well as resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research that adds to growing evidence of elephants possessing sophisticated cognitive skills. Experiments at the National Elephant Institute in Thailand show Asian pachyderms are able to…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (516+ words) Foxes are adaptable animals and can set up a den in a variety of places(Image: Getty) Foxes can look quite cute passing through your garden with their long bushy tails and adventurous personalities. But a whole family moving in…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (423+ words) A BAT which managed to sneak onto a ScotRail train had passengers and a ticket inspectors in a flap. The creepy critter caused chaos on a service between Gourock, Renfrewshire, and Glasgow Central on Saturday afternoon. A clip showed the…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (206+ words) Sleep expert and anthropologist David R Samson sheds light on how human sleep evolved from apes to hunter-gatherers to modern societies For most people, bedtime is a routine matter of turning off the lights and hoping for eight hours of…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (57+ words) In the dim, crowded interior of a commercial turkey barn, one bird looks much like another. Thousands of large, white-feathered animals mill about under fixed overhead cameras, and to the human eye—and, crucially, to most computer vision systems—they…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (567+ words) Individual cattle identification underpins traceability, genetic management and disease surveillance in precision livestock farming. Ear tags and RFID remain the dominant practice but are subject to loss, tampering and welfare concerns, which motivates contactless biometric alternatives. Most deep learning systems…...

23+ hour, 46+ min ago   (282+ words) When fruit disappears, bearded capuchins switch from foraging to hunting, targeting everything from lizards and rodents to snakes, iguanas, and young birds....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (205+ words) There is a neurological condition, Hutchinson’s mask, that creates the creepy tactile sensation of just having walked face-first into a spider web. The furrow orb-weaver spider is one of the common web-builders in our region whose work people often…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (444+ words) After a long day at work, it can be a struggle to resist the urge to just order food delivery instead of checking the fridge first....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (443+ words) Cat law is cat law, and every cat pawrent knows to obey their floofy feline overlords who rule their lives with an iron paw.Some cats enact really weird laws in their domestic house kingdoms: Don't th... - Cats have their…...