Anxiety, the psychological and physiological state characterized by an anticipation of potential threats and a heightened ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and ...

The motivation behind everything that animals do is to stay alive, at least until they have produced offspring. Any species ...

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

New research is shaking up our understanding of evolution by revealing that some species may not evolve gradually at all. Instead, scientists discovered that certain marine worms experienced an ...

From spiders to scorpions, some 1000 different invertebrate species are traded globally as pets. This is bad for biodiversity ...

Humans and octopuses may have more in common than we think. New research uncovers a surprising evolutionary link that could explain their shared intelligence. This breakthrough offers a fresh ...

Imagine an animal that can solve puzzles, recognize human faces, use tools, and even plan for the future—all without a backbone or a centralized brain like mammals. Welcome to the fascinating world of ...

This Research Topic aims to compile cutting-edge research methodology with different model systems include vertebrate and invertebrate animals, brain organoids, and induced pluripotent stem cell-based ...