Tool-use research has focused primarily on land-based animals, with less consideration
given to aquatic animals and the environmental challenges and conditions they face. Here …

The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is well-known in both nature and captivity as an
impressive maker and user of tools, but recently the New Caledonian crow (Corvus …

Boredom is likely to have adaptive value in motivating exploration and learning, and many
animals may possess the basic neurological mechanisms to support it. Chronic inescapable …

The study suggests a new definition of technology with a systemic-purposeful perspective:
Technology here is a complex system of artifact, made and/or used by living systems, that is …

The study of innovation in non‐human animals (henceforth: animals) has recently gained
momentum across fields including primatology, animal behaviour and cultural evolution …

Several studies have suggested that wild primates tend to behave with caution toward
novelty, whereas captive primates are thought to be less neophobic, more exploratory, and …

The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …

Tool use is a vital component of the human behavioural repertoire. The benefits of tool use
have often been assumed to be self-evident: by extending control over our environment, we …

Since its inception, archaeology has traditionally focused exclusively on humans and our
direct ancestors. However, recent years have seen archaeological techniques applied to …

Since the Industrial Revolution, human societies have experienced high and sustained rates
of economic growth. Recent explanations of this sudden and massive change in economic …