When does helping a young chimpanzee become a lesson?
Two remarkable encounters in Senegal show how scientists can identify teaching by its effects without pretending to know exactly what an animal intended.
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Nature
The cat was never missing. Science’s name for it was.
A tiny Bolivian wild cat shows how one familiar-looking animal can conceal an ancient lineage—and why correcting the family tree matters.
Continue reading →A carnivorous plant turns microbial wandering into one-way traffic
Genlisea’s underground traps appear to rectify the restless motion of microbes, moving prey and debris uphill without an obvious pump.
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