In the new experiment, roosters made fewer alarm calls, meant to warn peers of predators, when placed in front a mirror versus when standing near another rooster. Stefano Spaziani / picture alliance ...
Jack Beresford is a Newsweek Senior Internet Culture & Trends Reporter, based in London, UK. His focus is reporting on trending topics on the Internet, he covers viral stories from around the world on ...
Daniel Povinelli was in high school when he first read about a clever experiment, published in 1970, that showed chimpanzees—but not monkeys--can recognize themselves in mirrors. "I bought into the ...
Sometimes, it's good to hold a mirror up to yourself. But that's probably not the best advice for Simba, the feline star of an Instagram video that has recently gone viral. Simba was just born in ...
When scientists want to determine if an animal is self-aware, they conduct what is known as a “mirror self-recognition test,” in which researchers expose animals to their own reflection, and see if ...
Daniel Povinelli was in high school when he first read about a clever experiment, published in 1970, that showed chimpanzees—but not monkeys--can recognize themselves in mirrors. "I bought into the ...
The Cat prompts Nick and Sally to consider why some mirrors make them look normal, while other mirrors make their reflection distorted. The Cat in the Hat is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...