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Cattell Fund Recipients Chase Big Breakthroughs
Kerry Jordan, Kimberly Noble, and Elizabeth Ann Simpson are the 2021–2022 awardees.
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R. Allen Gardner, 91, Dies; Taught Sign Language to a Chimp Named Washoe
Washoe was 10 months old when her foster parents began teaching her to talk, and five months later they were already trumpeting her success. Not only had she learned words; she could also string them
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The Wild Science of How Geronimo the Alpaca Captured Our Hearts
He spends his remaining days lolling around, oblivious to his fate. Faced with an upcoming death sentence, his only crime is that he has tested positive for an infectious disease. Meanwhile, a controversial government agency
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Did a Cuttlefish Write This?
Captive cuttlefish require entertainment when they eat. Dinner and a show — if they can’t get live prey, then they need some dancing from a dead shrimp on a stick in their tank. When the
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Research Briefs
Recent research highlights from APS journals, including work on extremism, caregiver mental health, and a typology for unpublished studies.
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Cats Take ‘If I Fits I Sits’ Seriously, Even If The Space Is Just An Illusion
If you’ve spent any time around cats, you’ve probably noticed that they love to curl up in small, cozy boxes. What you may not know is that they’ll also go sit inside the two-dimensional outline
