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 ...

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 origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.

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

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

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.

Harmful pathogens need to be cooked to be eliminated, as heat kills them, said Detwiler. A big issue with lettuce is it’s ...

Aquaculture is now the fastest-growing food production sector globally, supplying more than half of the fish and seafood ...

How can hemp roots be used to treat pediatric cancer? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Cannabis ...

In fact, so worried is the HHS Secretary about WiFi, 5G, and other RF radiation that his department is now launching a study ...