For decades, scientists have tried to answer a simple question: why be honest when deception is possible? Whether it is a peacock's tail, a stag's roar, or a human's résumé, signals are means to ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

What happens to pets when families are separated? When caregivers are detained, animals are left behind, often with ...

Animal models have long shaped how biomedical research is conducted. They have influenced how diseases are studied, how ...

Changes to land use can directly heighten the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans, new University of ...

Following Congress’s repeal of the FDA’s long-standing animal testing requirement, the Environmental Protection Agency is now ...

Every year, nearly 2 million young Americans experience homelessness. As many as a quarter of them own pets, which can be both a crucial source of emotional support and a barrier to receiving services ...

I've followed Dr. Clive Phillips' wide-ranging career and his eclectic transdisciplinary views of animal welfare and animal-human relationships. Clive was Australia's first professor of animal welfare ...

Research suggests that dolphins develop a lifelong vocal “name.” Here’s how they evolved this high level of social identity, once thought to be uniquely human.