Innovating, i.e. the ability to find solutions to new problems or innovative solutions to known problems, it provides crucial benefits for the adaptation and the survival of human beings as well as ...
In a rope-pulling experiment, hyenas showcased impressive problem-solving and teamwork by unlocking food without prior training. A 2004 study found young cows display excitement, like jumping and ...
Animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Many of these experiments cause pain to the animals involved or reduce their quality of life in ...
The number of animals used in scientific research last year rose by 15 per cent on the previous year bringing the total to nearly 3.6 million - the greatest number of animals involved in laboratory ...
Last year, a thieving octopus foiled the efforts of marine researchers to investigate the feeding habits of sea life. The researchers dropped a bait cage into the waters of False Bay, Cape Town, as ...
For some things in life at least, size does matter. Research shows that animals with big brains are smarter. Bears came top of the class in problem-solving tasks while meerkats were found to be the ...
A 7% rise in animal experiments makes a “mockery” of the government’s pledge to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in scientific research, campaigners have said. The Home Office released ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
UK law both requires and regulates experiments on animals. Any new drug must be tested on at least two different species of live mammal, one of which must be a large non-rodent. The way scientists can ...
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