Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

Norfolk has a wild beaver living on its rivers for the first time in over 500 years, and a trail cam captured the animal ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

Your holiday traditions may be teaching kids which animal lives matter. British study finds Christmas dinner shifts how young ...

It’s not entirely clear why animals respond to music, explain our readers, but it could remind them of the wild ...

What is the neuropsychological basis for the brain's ever-changing contextualized goals? I explore this question from the perspective of the Affect Management Framework (AMF).

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

In recent decades, the microbiome has emerged as a dynamic ecosystem, an “invisible organ” that plays a crucial role in systemic health and, more recently, in ophthalmology.When naturally balanced, ...

Our tendency to anthropomorphise our pets and possessions reveals the baggage we bring to our relationship with the natural ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools ...

Directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard explain the highly collaborative process by which Disney's animated blockbuster came together.