Dogs Brainier than Cats

Dogs Have Bigger Brains Than Cats Because They Are More Sociable, Research Finds

Behavior Adapts

Evolving Culture: Where Do We Go From Here?

Researchers simulate Neanderthal brain growth

Frühmenschen: Forscher simulieren Neandertaler-Hirnwachstum

Humans brains; Chimps immunity

Humans' Big Brains Tied To Chimps' Immunity?

Mirroring Monkeys

Monkey in the mirror

Neanderthal Innovation

Neanderthals More Advanced Than Previously Thought: They Innovated, Adapted Like Modern Humans, Research Shows

Marsupial mums make brainy babes

Big brains attributed to mother's care

Prehistoric baby sling 'made our brains bigger'

Prehistoric baby sling 'made our brains bigger'

Worm gene maps give clue to higher brain evolution

Worm gene maps give clue to higher brain evolution

Language Evolution

Signing, Singing, Speaking: How Language Evolved

Human speech evolution

From Grunting To Gabbing: Why Humans Can Talk

How brains evolve

From Primitive Parts, A Highly Evolved Human Brain

Tools used, small brains

Tool Use by Early Humans Started Much Earlier

Insect Models

A Conversation With Jeremy Niven:
Insects as Model Animals

Human Brain Ontogeny, Phylogeny

Baby Brain Growth Mirrors Changes from Apes to Humans

Our brains much more similar to birds’ than we thought

Our brains much more similar to birds’ than we thought

Brain development gene in humans

Researchers Pinpoint Genetic Tie to Brain Development

Jane Goodall - 50 years

Chimps with everything: Jane Goodall's 50 years in the jungle

Insect Intelligence

Uncovering the intelligence of insects, an interview with Lars Chittka

Researchers find gene likely linked to microcephaly

Researchers find gene likely linked to microcephaly

Mind Over Mass Media

Mind Over Mass Media

Brain Food

Ancient ‘brain food’ helped humans get smart

Neanderthal Genome: Brain and Behavior

Neanderthal genome already giving up its secrets

Bonobos "No"

Bonobo chimps filmed shaking their head to 'say no'

Brain switches species

Scientists alter developing brain to resemble that of another species

Multiple language areas

Sign language study shows multiple brain regions wired for language

Bonobos Smart

Humans Have a Lot to Learn From Bonobos, Scientist Says

Zebrafinch Language

From a Songbird, New Insights Into the Brain

Human symbolic behaviour much older than previously thought

Human symbolic behaviour much older than previously thought

Bilingual Aphasia

Coma Victim's Language Ability Explained

Crow Tools

Bird Brain? Clever Crows Surprise With Innovative Tool Use

Australopithecus sediba Brain

'Missing Link' Skeleton May Hold Ancient, Shrunken Brain

Bird Smell

Could smell play a role in the origin of new bird species?

Bull Dolphin Balance

Rodeo bull goes head-to-head with zoo dolphins in a study of balance

Egg Decorating

Oldest 'writing' found on 60,000-year-old eggshells - New Scientist

Adaptable Brain

Did Climate Change Drive Human Evolution? - NPR

Songbirds and Speech

Songbirds provide insight into speech production

Social Bee Brains

Social bees have bigger brain area for learning, memory: Smithsonian reports

Useless Mutation

Human brain 'a useless mutation'

Big Brained Cooks

Did the discovery of cooking make us human? - BBC News

Feathered Apes

That’s a feathered ape on your bird table | Nicky Clayton - Times Online

Gorilla Mind Games

Mind-reading gorillas love a good game - New Scientist

Human Brain Shrinking

Cro Magnon skull supports theory that human brains have begun to shrink - Times Online

Support for Hobbits

Growing Support for 'Hobbit' as Distinct Species - ABC News

Dolphins Place Second

Dolphins: Second-Smartest Animals? : Discovery News

Medieval Neurons

Medieval Child's Brain Found Preserved : Discovery News