It’s almost as though the existence of animals, and their various similarities to humans, constituted insults. Like a squirrel, I have eyes and ears, scurry about on the ground and occasionally ...

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Ed Yong about his new book, "An Immense World." Yong looks at how animals use their senses to perceive the world in a radically different way than humans.

Describing groups of people as animals, using language like, "hunt them down" and "infestation" is an age old tactic to influence public opinion. And, it works. History shows when dehumanizing ...

Not even wild animals are safe from Mexico’s cartel violence. Tigers, elephants, lions and monkeys were evacuated this week from a wildlife refuge in Culiacán, Sinaloa, a city overrun by cartel ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey emerged from a long hiatus without elephants, tigers or lions. Other industries must stop exploiting wildlife for entertainment.

As with the 2014 survey, there is a wide gender gap on this issue. A majority of men (58%) favor the use of animals in scientific research while just 36% of women say the same. Those with a high level ...

The animals belonged to a petting zoo in Zaporizhzhia that had to be abandoned. Over the past year, the group has hosted thousands of animals, Mr. Zalypskyi said.

But for much of the 20th century, many scientists didn't believe animals understood the difference between life and death. "Monkeys and apes do not recognize death, for they react to their ...

Named after Dr. Anthony Fauci because “he has a white coat and was abandoned during COVID,” Fauci the dog is one of approximately 3.2 million shelter animals that the American Society for the ...

Domesticated animals are animals that have been selectively bred and genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans. They are genetically distinct from their wild ancestors or cousins.

Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris ...

Ctenophores are one of, if not the, oldest animals on Earth — quite possibly a sister to all other animals in the tree of life, so “they provide a really unique opportunity to study ...