Movement ecology seeks to unravel the mechanisms by which animals navigate complex and changing environments, combining internal physiological states with external factors such as resource ...

Female mountain chickadees seek extra-pair mates with sharper spatial memory than their partner, boosting their chicks' survival odds.

A wild chickadee study shows monogamous females cheat with males that have superior spatial memory to secure survival genes for chicks.

Assessment of spatial learning abilities is central to behavioral neuroscience and a useful tool for animal model validation and drug development. However, biases introduced by the apparatus, ...

Female chickadees living in monogamous mating systems will proactively seek out males that have better cognitive skills than ...

Female chickadees living in monogamous mating systems will proactively seek out males that have better cognitive skills than ...

Nuri Jeong remembers the feeling of surprise she felt during a trip back to South Korea, while visiting her grandmother, who'd been grappling with Alzheimer's disease. "I hadn't seen her in six years, ...

It’s lunchtime, and you and your friend are hungry. You venture into the kitchen and make your favorite sandwich—peanut butter and jelly. You assume your friend can make the same thing, but they have ...

Some animals never forget—and not just in that folksy, "elephants remember everything" way. Across land, sea, and sky, particular creatures are absolute memory machines, storing details that would put ...