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Many people tend to conflate emotional intelligence with empathy. Emotional intelligence involves—and necessitates—much more.

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When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the story went viral within minutes. The local animal ...

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For decades, neuroscientists have developed mathematical frameworks to explain how brain activity drives behavior in predictable, repetitive scenarios, such as while playing a game. These algorithms ...

From problem-solving to emotional intelligence, these five animals exhibit brainpower that rivals humans.

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Some people seem to understand emotions intuitively—they can read the room, respond with empathy and navigate tense situations with ease. Others might miss those signals entirely, not out of malice, ...

Animal groups show how simple actions create shared intelligence, shaping technology, health research, and crowd safety.