Researchers in Austria detailed the unusual case of the first cow to be documented using tools -- specifically, a brush she ...

A pet cow named Veronika uses a tool in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...

In news that is sure to delight fans of a certain Gary Larson cartoon turned meme about the limitations of bovine cognition, ...

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson published a now-iconic "Far Side" comic titled "Cow Tools." In it, a cow stands proudly ...

Researchers report the first documented case of tool use in cattle, based on a Swiss Brown cow named Veronika who doesn’t just grab an object and rub it against herself.

By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some ...

For decades, the default assumption has been that cows don’t have the kind of minds that support tool use. A famous Far Side cartoon, Cow Tools, made that idea into a joke: a cow stands beside strange ...

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Veronika the Austrian cow adapts the placement of a tool depending where on her body she has an itch, and challenges assumptions about cattle smarts in the process.

“Chinstraps are declining globally,” Martinez said. “Models show that they might get extinct before the end of the century at this rate. Adelies are doing very poorly in the Antarctic Peninsula and it ...

A clever cow called Veronika is the first ever to be recorded using tools - including a brush to scratch her back. The old ...

The hive mind doesn’t quite fit in the same category of horror as slashers or monsters, but it is its own impressive breed of terror. It’s been a feature of science fiction and horror for decades, ...