Many animals use deception to get what they want. Most of these sneaky tactics are instinctual; however, a few creatures engage in tactical deception: They adapt their tricks depending on their goal ...

The lying that we humans do requires a more sophisticated kind of cognition than a bird, flower, or fungus can muster. Photo-illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Sources: H. Armstrong ...

A new book by Australian science communicator James O'Hanlon explores the ingenious ways animals use deception to survive, and what it tells us about how our own senses can be easily fooled. James ...