Animals watch over their dead, but is it really mourning?
August 15, 2018, 1:29 p.m. by Laura Moss
Mammals, primates and even birds have been seen grieving.
How much does a cow like a good scratch?
August 12, 2018, 9:39 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
It's right up there with food, researchers find.
Decoding the science behind the amazing glowing fireworm
August 10, 2018, 9:11 a.m. by Michael d'Estries
New study sheds light on one of nature's most perfectly timed and luminous seasonal mating displays.
23 widespread myths about animals
August 8, 2018, 9:39 a.m. by Sidney Stevens
You probably believe some 'facts' about the animal kingdom that are actually fiction.
Wild lemurs found using millipedes as medicine
August 2, 2018, 10:20 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
Scientists thought there must be a good reason the lemurs were caught regularly rubbing toxins over their genitals.
This cat — and many others like her — spent most of her life as a lab test subject
August 1, 2018, 5:11 p.m. by Christian Cotroneo
This rescue group is shining a light the countless animals who spend their lives in labs.
These 7 newborn cheetahs could help the species gain some traction
July 31, 2018, 8:14 a.m. by Christian Cotroneo
It's all about breaking out of those dangerously tight-fitting genes.
The way we're translating dog years into human years is all wrong
July 29, 2018, 8:16 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
Here's how you should be calculating your pet's age in human years.
One of the largest bears to ever walk Europe was a vegetarian
July 27, 2018, 3:22 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
The extinct cave bear appears to have descended from a vegetarian line of bears.
It turns out cats and dogs get along just fine
July 26, 2018, 1:50 p.m. by Christian Cotroneo
If anything, cats are the bullies.
Marine robot hunts starfish to save coral reefs
July 13, 2018, 11:54 a.m. by Bryan Nelson
Can a killer robot hunt down the menacing crown-of-thorns starfish that are destroying the Great Barrier Reef?
Horses express emotion through sound
July 12, 2018, 11:23 a.m. by Ali Berman
Whinnies and snorts can convey a wide array of feelings.
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