Nicolas Alessandroni Nicolas Alessandroni Drew Altschul Drew Altschul Marina Bazhydai Marina Bazhydai Krista Byers-Heinlein Krista Byers-Heinlein Mahmoud Elsherif Mahmoud Elsherif Biljana Gjoneska Biljana Gjoneska Ludwig Huber Ludwig Huber Valeria Mazza Valeria Mazza Rachael Miller Rachael Miller Christian Nawroth Christian Nawroth Ekaterina Pronizius Ekaterina Pronizius Muhammad A. J. Qadri Muhammad A. J. Qadri Vedrana Slipogor Vedrana Slipogor Melanie Soderstrom Melanie Soderstrom Jeffrey R Stevens Jeffrey R Stevens Ingmar Visser Ingmar Visser Madison Williams Madison Williams Martin Zettersten Martin Zettersten Laurent Pretot Laurent Pretot Comparative Cognition Society 2024 Comparative cognition research has been largely constrained to isolated facilities, small teams, and a limited number of species. This has led to challenges such as conflicting conceptual definitions and Specifically, we identify and describe four key BTS advantages - increasing sample size and diversity, enhancing task design, advancing theories, and improving welfare and conservation efforts. We conclude that BTS represents a transformative shift capable of advancing research in the field. PDFDocument eng 2025-09-29T10:07:02.572216Z 2024 Big Team Science Comparative Cognition Large-Scale Collaboration Metascience Research Culture 434622 b application/pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/