A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.

Artist, inventor and anatomist Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a Renaissance man — and scientists are aiming to ...

A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities ...

Veronika has officially put cows in one of biology’s most exclusive circles: the flexible tool users club. While scientists ...

Scientists dug through scat, and the DNA inside may hold the key to a species' survival. The clock is ticking.

New Horizons players will want Golden Tools for the 3.0 update, to make quick work of grinding crafting materials.

The unexpected observation of a cow using a broom to scratch herself isn't necessarily surprising, but it expands our ...

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

Veronika’s tool use is considered “egocentric” tooling because it’s directed at herself. Although it’s simpler than ...

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

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