An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction ...

The work clearly showed that the bonobos could tell when their human partner was ignorant. The experimental approach is quite ...

New work offers insight into how early life adapted from a low-oxygen atmosphere to the one that exists today.

To get treats, apes eagerly pointed them out to humans who didn't know where they were, a seemingly simple experiment that demonstrated for the first time that apes will communicate unknown ...

Art and science can be aligned in different ways. We describe one use of art as a tool: using ambiguity to evoke curiosity.

The bonobos eagerly pointed out treats to humans who didn’t know where they were, but when humans had watched the treats ...

One study, conducted by a team in Europe, showed that bees prefer to order lower numbers on the left and higher numbers on ...

Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective communication and cooperation, and bonobos seem ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

To get treats, apes eagerly pointed them out to humans who didn't know where they were, a seemingly simple experiment that ...

Unlike Roman, Maya or Iñupiaq numerals, this isn’t a total reimagining of numbers. Instead, it’s an uncanny parallel universe. Any number without zeros retains its old appearance (1,776 is still 1,776 ...

Apes don’t just act on instinct—they recognize when someone lacks information and actively help them out! In a controlled ...