I am pretty sure that we've all had these moments when we thought that our presence was being "honored" by a ghost or an ...

By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties ...

Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice ...

Animals have all sorts of funny shapes and sizes, with some not even having ears at all. Read here to learn more.

The ability to imagine -- to play pretend -- has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests certain apes may be able to as well.

In a playtime experiment, researchers found that our closest living relatives have the capacity for make-believe, too.

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can ...

New study reveals our closest relatives share the cognitive roots of imagination and pretense. Remember childhood tea parties ...

We should never stifle the vivid imaginations of our children. But sometimes, it would be nice if they didn't imagine such creepy things!