Do nonhuman animals live in a kind of eternal present, or are they aware of the passage of time? That question has been debated by scientists for decades. Most experts agree that animals have some way ...

I’m writing this on a Tuesday, at 2:26 p.m. Minutes ago, it was 9 a.m., or so it feels; back then, I was enjoying the delusion, refreshed each morning, that I’d accomplish what I needed to do today. I ...

We often assume that memory belongs mainly to humans. That remembering faces, feelings, moments and bonds over years is a uniquely human gift. But nature quietly tells a different story. Across ...

The question for today is whether animals can time travel. Mentally time travel, that is. Psychologists and neuroscientists refer to the ability of one’s thoughts to travel backward and forward in ...