It started as a game of fetch and tug-of-war yet for a select group of superior dogs, it was a game-changer when it comes to ...

A new study demonstrates that some highly gifted dogs can categorize objects not just by appearance, but by how they are used ...

As infants, humans naturally learn new words and their associations—like the fact that forks are related to bowls because ...

Elika Bergelson, a Harvard University language scientist who was not part of the new study, says human infants “mostly rely on how things look. But by 14 months they can also use role or function—for ...