Scientists have debunked the belief that using tools is unique to mammals and birds, after documenting tropical fish that smash shellfish against rocks to open and eat the meat, in a fascinating new ...

Sea otters are one of the few animals that use rocks and other objects to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools—most of whom are female—can eat larger ...

A new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted. Image by ...

A new study confirms a theory that humpbacks are a tool-using species, as they deploy nets of bubbles to catch fish and krill. Humpback whales (like these in the coastal waters of the Antarctic ...

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap — with some experts howling with glee that it could be the first documented evidence of the beasts using tools. The female wolf was recently ...

Imagine you can’t breathe. Panic sparks through your body like an electric current. And every second hurts more than the last. That’s what death looks like for rainbow trout and countless other fish ...

Two whales allokelping, with a small length of kelp stem visible between them. CREDIT: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 270. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey ...