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In fact, more animals might be getting drunk than scientists previously thought. A new study published in the Trends in Ecology & Evolution journal breaks down how researchers looked into ...

Nov. 8, 2024 — Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report highlights elephants ...

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far ...

Alcohol — and animals who love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a new study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that ...

A groundbreaking study has shed light on a fascinating aspect of animal behavior, challenging the long-held belief that alcohol consumption is uniquely human. The research shows that many animals, ...

A chimera is an organism composed of cells from two or more distinct genotypes. Human-animal chimeras are a budding area of ...

Humans are no longer “drinking alone,” a new study finds. Animals are getting drunk on a regular basis, but they’re not mixing a cocktail. Instead, wild animals are consuming a “sugary ...

Alcohol — and animals that love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms ...

A new study found that animals are eating fruit containing ethanol, a chemical used to make alcohol, more often than previously thought. Photo by Daniel Restrepo Londono via Unsplash Humans are no ...