UK researchers have collected the first hard evidence of monkeys using tools, Science magazine reports. Cambridge researchers observed wild capuchin monkeys in the Brazilian forest using stones to ...

Advice on teaching data science skills using online and blended learning tools and resources, by Philip Leftwich In undergraduate classes, classical training in STEM rarely requires deep knowledge of ...

When it comes to DIY stereotypes suggest that men are more adept than women. But new research has revealed that females may actually be better at mastering the use of tools - at least among ...

Sea otters may have been using stone tools millions of years ago, perhaps even before the first pre-human thought of cracking open a nut with a lump of rock. The marine creatures knew about tools long ...

Killer whales off the west coast of North America have been spotted making and using tools to groom each other, the first time such behaviour has been recorded in marine mammals. Scientists from the ...

A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first ...

New Caledonian crows may find tool use fun, according to a new study. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Getting food is nice. But scoring that food through clever tool use is even ...

Sea otters may have been using stone tools for thousands or even millions of years, according to scientists. It appears otters learned how to use tools long before other marine mammals. Sea otters are ...