There is ever-growing interest in the ways in which a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) deal with the ups and downs of their lived experiences in many different contexts. In his new edited ...

Imagine you're driving down a winding road when you spot an injured possum. Your instincts might tell you to hit the brakes, ...

Uncover 25 amazing facts you didn't know about animals! Explore surprising secrets of the animal kingdom, from three-hearted ...

Today, more than two thirds of American households own pets. Annually, they spend more than $50 billion on their care, giving their dogs birthday presents and having professional photographs taken. In ...

Surprisingly, genome comparisons have failed to resolve a major question in animal evolution: Which living animals are the descendants of the earliest animals to evolve in the world's oceans?

Although most pet owners consider companion animals to be beloved members of their family, some animals kept as pets sadly experience cruelty and neglect. Animal cruelty involves inflicting harm, ...

Approximately 80 billion animals (not including fish) are slaughtered globally each year in the meat, dairy, and egg industries, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...

Across North America, staffing shortages and the pandemic make it a struggle to help homeless dogs, cats, and rabbits. Buddha, Atlas, and Adonis peer out of a kennel at the Fulton County animal ...

Animals like rabbits, house cats and deer are neither nocturnal nor diurnal. Instead, they're crepuscular. Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...