The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

A team from the University of Michigan has developed a new software tool to help researchers across the life sciences more efficiently analyze animal behaviors. The open-source software, LabGym, ...

Animal behaviour often appears strange when viewed through a human lens, yet careful research frequently reveals that unusual actions serve clear biological functions. In 2025, several peer-reviewed ...

Todd M. Freeberg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

This blog post addresses behavior across all animal species. It considers what we can learn about behavior when we do not limit our study to just humans. Studying nonhuman animal behaviors is ...

Daniel T. Blumstein receives funding from the National Science Foundation. He is chief editor of Frontiers in Conservation Science. Catherine Price receives funding from the Australian Research ...

A team from the University of Michigan has developed a new software tool to help researchers across the life sciences more efficiently analyze animal behaviors. The open-source software, LabGym, ...