Dogs make life better just by being near us by giving us love in every way possible without asking for anything in return.

Ms. Wittmeyer is an editor in Opinion. If you own a dog and have ever searched the internet for advice on that dog, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered Zak George. Mr. George, a 45-year-old with ...

For at least 1,400 years, poets in China have penned pieces about the Yangtze River’s sights and sounds. Now, scientists are using those artworks to reconstruct an animal’s past. “When we do ...

Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when ...