Feb 7 2019SaveAnimals2/7/19Animals2/7/19A Fish Just Passed a Mirror Test for Self-Awareness, but What Does That Mean?Ryan F. Mandelbaum41SaveNew research seems to demonstrate that a fish called the cleaner wrasse has passed the famous mirror test for…
Apr 12 2017Save4/12/17A Deceptively Simple Test Just Taught Us Something New About Elephant IntelligenceGeorge Dvorsky61SaveIt’s hard to know how smart animals are for the simple reason that they’re not able to come right out and tell us.…
Mar 17 2017Save3/17/17Why Scientists Think This Silly-Ass Bird Can't Stop Looking at Its ReflectionGeorge Dvorsky35SaveWe all like to admire ourselves in the mirror from time to time, but there’s a bird in Australia that seems to have…
Mar 21 2016Save3/21/16Watch Out Humans, Manta Rays May Be Self-AwareGeorge Dvorsky130SaveVery few animals are capable of recognizing themselves in the mirror. New research suggests that manta rays are…
Jun 5 2015SaveAnimals6/5/15Animals6/5/15Watch How Animals React To A Mirror That Suddenly Appears In The JungleGeorge Dvorsky96SaveOf all the animals that exist on this planet, only a precious few have the capacity to recognize themselves in a…
Apr 4 2013Save4/4/13The psychological test that Darwin first inventedEsther Inglis-Arkell27SaveAn idle idea of Darwin’s has turned, over the years, into a rather controversial psychological test. A seemingly…
Aug 28 2012Save8/28/12No, we didn't just create a self-aware robotGeorge Dvorsky64Save A number of websites recently reported on a breakthrough in which a robot was alleged to have successfully passed…