Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging—a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in ...

Cut marks on dozens of canine skeletons found at archaeological sites in Bulgaria suggest that people were eating dog meat ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

Vegetable oils turn out to be more beneficial for the heart compared to butter, despite the popularity of the latter among ...

The Arctic ground squirrel survives conditions that would cause irreparable brain damage in almost any other mammal on the ...

We are delighted to present the inaugural “Women in Animal Science” series of article collections.At present, less than 30% ...

The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a ...

Microplastics are often named as a major polluter of both the planet and our bodies, but what does the actual science say?

Raised as a pet in southern Austria, her solution to bothersome horseflies has changed what was known about animal ...

While Holly may not understand what adoption is, Emma could see she was "sad to be back to a place that she doesn’t love." ...

Three Westchester County high school students have been named among the top 300 scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science ...