In "The Creatures' Guide to Caring," Elizabeth Preston traces myriad methods of caregiving across the natural world.

Scientists are discovering that animals use surprisingly sophisticated communication to form partnerships and cooperate ...

Concerns about treatment, food quality and access to basic needs in Oklahoma ICE detention facilities have prompted scrutiny from detainees, attorneys and lawmakers.

On a recent Wednesday, three people stop by the Montgomery County Humane Society’s Pet Food Pantry in Rockville within a span ...

Habits are often seen as automatic and inflexible behaviors. But a new study, published in Evolution Letters, suggests that ...

And what meanings do these names hold? While this is a story about astonishing creatures, it’s also about the importance of ...

Animals from different species often rely on surprisingly sophisticated communication to work together, whether finding food, ...

An 86-year-old widow is an animal lover who owns a paid-off farm worth roughly $289,000 near Bluefield, West Virginia. She ...

At UC Davis, we believe everyone deserves to have their basic needs met. The Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center helps by providing access to nutritious food, assistance applying for CalFresh and other ...

Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or ...

A new report on affordability pressures finds that just more than half of Maine households are able to make ends meet. Specifically, 54.2% of Maine households earn enough to meet their basic needs, ...

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Adkins, 31st Comptroller Squadron lead defense travel administrator, sits in a briefing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 27, 2025. The 31st CPTS is responsible for ...