Evolutionary trends observed over large clades have the potential to mask underlying trends that occur within their constituent subclades. A recent study of encephalization in the Caniformia ...

Encephalization — the increase in brain size relative to the body — is a key feature in human evolution, but exactly how this process occurred is still unclear. Looking at studies comparing the ...

There’s a reason why not all species can do calculus. A new model species offers insight into why. It’s not easy being smart. Oscar Wilde once lamented: “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t ...

Troodon is the smartest dinosaur, measured by the superior Encephalization Quotient (EQ). Intelligence is gauged by EQ, social behavior, and advanced hunting strategies. Oviraptor and Deinonychus ...