Tool Use

Read Jane Goodall's iconic 1963 article from the magazine

Animals
From The Vault

Read Jane Goodall's iconic 1963 article from the magazine

Read Jane Goodall's iconic 1963 article from the magazine

These capuchins are abducting babies from howler monkeys

These capuchins are abducting babies from howler monkeys

These capuchins are abducting babies from howler monkeys

5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses

5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses

5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses

How humpback whales use bubbles as a tool

How humpback whales use bubbles as a tool

How humpback whales use bubbles as a tool

Dolphins learn how to use tools from peers, just like great apes

Dolphins learn how to use tools from peers, just like great apes

Dolphins learn how to use tools from peers, just like great apes

These monkeys are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'

These monkeys are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'

These monkeys are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'

Like chess players, these crows can plan several steps ahead

Animals
Weird & Wild

Like chess players, these crows can plan several steps ahead

Like chess players, these crows can plan several steps ahead

700,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Point to Mysterious Human Relative

Genographic

700,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Point to Mysterious Human Relative

700,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Point to Mysterious Human Relative

Oldest Evidence of Right-Handedness Seen in Fossil Jaw

Oldest Evidence of Right-Handedness Seen in Fossil Jaw

Oldest Evidence of Right-Handedness Seen in Fossil Jaw

Oldest Non-Human Stone Tools Outside Africa Created by Monkeys

Oldest Non-Human Stone Tools Outside Africa Created by Monkeys

Oldest Non-Human Stone Tools Outside Africa Created by Monkeys

Here's Why 'Birdbrain' Should Be a Compliment

Here's Why 'Birdbrain' Should Be a Compliment

Here's Why 'Birdbrain' Should Be a Compliment

Watch: Octopus Carries Coconut—But Is It Using a Tool?

Watch: Octopus Carries Coconut—But Is It Using a Tool?

Watch: Octopus Carries Coconut—But Is It Using a Tool?

A viral video shows an octopus toting a coconut as a ready-made shelter, which some biologists call tool use. But not everyone is convinced.

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