• Warm-blooded animals have fire in them and cold-blooded have ice in them. Jordan McGirt, grade 2, James Cole • Maybe their attitudes are different. Sonja Geddes, grade 5, Burnett Creek • ...

Peter Rabbit, the Cat in the Hat, Winnie the Poo, Charlotte and Wilbur share one commonality: they are all anthropomorphized animals. According to new research, those characters could be doing more ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hannah Osborne is the planet Earth and animals editor at Live Science. Prior to Live Science, she ...

Kids might not love the shorter and colder days as we head into fall, but here’s one thing they might like: Almost all wild animals are up to some pretty interesting behavior they can observe. Animals ...

Could it be that the key to world peace can be unlocked by animals? Here are a few ideas to steer your pack in the right direction. Stories of animals behaving "kindly" can show kids they can also get ...

A new study has found that kids' books featuring animals with human characteristics not only lead to less factual learning but also influence children's reasoning about animals. Researchers also found ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. In the summertime, animals are everywhere.

This story was originally published on June 7, 2024, and has been updated. One of the joys of summer is taking your kids for a dip in the pool or the ocean on a hot day. But as refreshing and fun as ...

Flaws in a long-accepted test used to search for signs of self-awareness are revealing that selfhood varies culturally and exists on a continuum A crooked tooth. That funky mole. A pimple on your chin ...

• Liquid and old water. Then it’s cleaned by an operator. Keelan Dunkle, grade 3, Edgelea • Tiny dead sea animals. Also in the mix is water from when it rains. Emma Voors, 2/3 multiage, Battle Ground ...

On a wall at Trader Joe’s are numerous drawings of shelter animals, each with their own biography, each an attempt to help those animals find homes. They are the result of Kids, Cats and K9s, a ...