Good journalism opens minds and invites readers to see things differently. Sometimes, readers can have a similar effect on ...

A 2-year-old gorilla died of traumatic injuries last week at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta after being struck by a hydraulic door that a staff member mistakenly activated, according to the zoo.

Animal characters in children's books can significantly boost their theory of mind skills, which are essential for ...

The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of animal behavior, providing a unique view of ...

Go with the flow like a dead fish. If you don’t like where the flow is going, stop the flow like a beaver does with wood. Laughter is the best medicine, unless you laugh like a hyena, in which ...

He called it “the best-understood organism on this planet,” which gives his team a head start as they work to understand its genomic design. For researchers drumming up a brand-new genome, the ...

October was a very busy month for Pilots To The Rescue (PTTR). The aviation nonprofit organization's roster of volunteer pilots came to the aid of animals left homeless by Hurricane Helene, flying ...

Let's put your animal knowledge to the test. Take our quiz and see if you can identify the scaly critters and furry mammals featured in our close-up photos. Skip to content ...

Two alternative protein startups, Austria’s Revo Foods, a manufacturer of 3D-printed vegan seafood, and Belgium’s Paleo, a precision fermentation startup developing animal-free heme, have joined ...

After a high-profile role at PepsiCo, Mehmood Khan has taken on a bold new mission at Hevolution Foundation—extending the human health span.

Animals are remarkable architects. Their nests, tunnel systems and caves are perfectly designed, and some of their structures are thousands of years old. Here are just a few examples of their ...

Paul Smaglik writes for Discover magazine. Then, the team matches the extinct animal with a close living relative and uses video and computer vision techniques to translate the modern animal’s ...