I wake up in the morning and look in the mirror. I shower and do my hair and makeup in front of a vanity mirror, then get dressed with the help of my full-length mirror. I have three mirrors in my ...

A new study revealed that beluga whales can recognize themselves in a mirror. Here, a female beluga and her calf swim in the ...

What do self-directed movements guided by a mirror image really tell us about self-awareness? A new essay clarifies misconceptions and shows we must expand the taxonomy of self.

Mirrors were better in the past. So said my father-in-law, who lived to be 93 years old. In his last years, he grew disenchanted with the reflection staring back at him each morning. Many people think ...

Researchers report December 5 in the journal Neuron that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselves in the mirror. When the researchers marked the foreheads of ...

Perhaps you've already seen your reflection in the morning, eyes still half-closed, and thought, "That's not quite me...". Don't worry, you're not alone in feeling this slight discrepancy between the ...