Following someone’s gaze may seem like a simple act, but it has profound implications for the evolution of intelligence. And ...

While there are quite a few genuses of orchids—around 850 in total, according to the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, these seven ...

Geometrical gaze following isn’t even seen in human children before eighteen months of age – and yet wolves, apes and monkeys, and birds of the crow (corvid) and starling genuses have all been ...

hulking beasts that graze—but the two animals are actually from different genuses within the bovine subfamily. A quick ID tool is looking for a beard: Bison have them and buffalo don’t.

Biologically, West Nile and EEE come from different genuses, or classes, of viruses. This means that the viruses have different biological make-ups, which is why they affect people differently.