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Every day we infer mental events from the behavior of others. We assume other people have minds and mental experiences that resemble our own and we use our understanding of mental processes to try to predict their behavior. This is known as having a theory of mind. In a new. . . Read More

Storm petrel seabirds use their sense of smell to tell relatives from unrelated birds. A new study, the first to demonstrate odor discrimination of kin by a bird, suggests petrels smell out unrelated birds as mates to avoid inbreeding. Read about scientists made the discovery in. . . Read More

Wild zebrafish are timid, but they become emboldened after interacting with bolder domesticated zebrafish. The fish use social learning to assess risk and adapt their behavior to the costs of. . . Read More

  Listen to my latest Note on Emerging Science on last week’s Living on Earth.  Scientists have discovered that ant colonies function like a giant immune system. When one ant. . . Read More

I have an Emerging Science Note on this week’s Living on Earth. Want to know what a male house mouse sings to lovely lady mice? Take a listen Read More