My three young daughters like to watch pets doing silly things. Almost daily, they ask to see animal video clips on my phone and are quickly entertained. But once my 7-year-old lets out a belly laugh, ...

Cockatoos are known for having big personalities, and they typically aren't afraid to show it — they love to make their presence (and their voices) known. Many will also absorb the human language and ...

The Comedy of Error has evolutionary ecologist Jonathan Silvertown sharing old jokes and the latest science in his account of how humour evolved, why laughter is ...