In The Creatures’ Guide to Caring, science journalist Elizabeth Preston looks to the animal kingdom to explore what it means ...

A new study suggests that primates like bonobos are capable of understanding the difference between imagination and reality.

Lots of children and teenagers are open to a vegetarian or vegan diet and cut out meat but then struggle to keep it up, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in ...

We review the main diseases that can be transmitted from feral swine to humans, domestic animals, and livestock.

Republican lawmakers push to ban funding for transgender animal experiments in the 2027 Appropriations bill after NIH granted ...

Animal intelligence can be surprisingly difficult to measure. We often judge other species by our own standards, but ...

Two young brothers playing near a South Carolina creek discovered a human skull and roughly 45 bones, prompting a death ...

Just as with children, it turns out that pets benefit from a parenting style that shows warmth and takes a positive approach ...

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Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

Florida authorities have arrested a 24-year-old woman on dozens of felony charges after investigators connected her to animal ...

A fungus called Sporothrix brasiliensis spreads from cats to humans, and concerns are growing over its rapid dispersal.