For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...

This small fish shows self-awareness like apes.

Fish introduced to a mirror began to act strangely, swimming upside-down or spreading their fins. They also tried to scrape a mark from their throats. Reading time 5 minutes New research seems to ...

It might not seem like a big deal, but the ability to recognize that the face in the mirror is your own makes us part of a pretty exclusive club in the animal kingdom. Humans obviously can do it (from ...