WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to research published June 10. The names are one part of elephants’ low ...

Axons that are regularly stimulated do not pass on increases in performance to their neighbors, study on mice reveals. A complex network of nerve fibers and synapses in the brain is responsible for ...

A recently published study claims that the sounds of African elephants may have a lot more significance than humans think. The research, which was published in a journal called Nature Ecology and ...

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe. By Christina Caron Is there a secret sauce that helps explain why people as different as ...