Scientific American

Dogs spontaneously aid struggling humans the way young children do—whereas cats wait until they stand to benefit

Billions of emerging insects will likely trigger predator population surges—but some species mysteriously opt out of such bounties

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

Angine de Poitrine don't abide by the usual rules of Western music, using their own custom-built guitar to strike notes that shouldn't exist

A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers

When asteroids slam into Earth, they can create hydrothermal vent systems