Researchers found genetic differences that likely resulted from humans killing aggressive bears, leaving docile individuals ...

As the year comes to an end, we're taking a look back at our pet companions and furry friends who provided moments of joy and ...

It's peak bulking-up season for white sharks in Monterey Bay, and over the past week, two animals previously tagged by ...

Alaqua Animal Refuge in Florida helped rescue 50 dogs from a cramped, filthy trailer where the dogs, including Chihuahuas, ...

In an ever-changing world it is essential to celebrate her astonishing lifetime of science, advocacy, humanitarianism, hope, ...

The flipside of biophobia is called biophilia, an innate affinity for nature. Both of these terms stem from evolutionary ...

It’s the day the “Animal Goncourt” is awarded. “Who better,” a judge says, “to talk about the fabulous relationship between ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant in the U.S. alone, scientists have turned toward perfecting human-animal chimeras as a ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human penis is so uniform, it's an anatomical outlier.

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is slated to be a universal animal language translator, thus you can speak with your favorite pet, such as a lovable dog. In today’s column, I explore a touted ...