In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrate for the first time that apes can ...

Apes can use imaginary objects in the same way as human children, new research suggests. A series of tea party-like ...

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of ...

Thousands of colorful, whimsical mask-wearers flooded the streets of Helvetia Saturday to "scare away Old Man Winter" for the 59th annual Fasnacht festival. The Randolph County town with a population ...

A strong defense of American dogs against demands to give them up, emphasizing cultural clashes and patriotic pride.

Little kids hosting make-believe tea parties is a fixture of childhood playtime and long presumed to be exclusively a human ...

In the Sultanate of Oman, mosques are not merely places of prayer; they are artistic masterpieces reflecting the serene spirit of ...

New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...

Scientists showed for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability previously thought to ...

A bonobo named Kanzi correctly tracked 'invisible' juice and grapes, much to researchers' surprise.