Researchers report December 5 in the journal Neuron that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselves in the mirror. When the researchers marked the foreheads of ...

An Asian elephant named Happy touched a visible mark on her own head after seeing it in a mirror, passing a test that fewer ...

New research suggests beluga whales can recognize themselves in mirrors, a cognitive ability previously demonstrated in only ...

A team of neuroscientists and psychologists from the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Bonn, and the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Bochum, both in ...

The researchers hope that this new understanding of cognition in the toothed whales will increase human empathy and concern for the animals, leading to more efforts to protect them ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. For decades, self-awareness has been guarded as a very ...

Some snakes seem to respond differently to their own scent when it has been altered, which hints that they have some form of self-recognition. “But snakes and most reptiles primarily interact with ...

Facial recognition is a critical part of self-image and social interactions. In an era of advanced digital technology, we face intriguing questions about communication and identity. How does altering ...

Most babies begin recognizing themselves in mirrors when they are about a year and half old. This kind of self-recognition is an important developmental milestone, and now scientists at The University ...