Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge.

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

When a virus that once seemed confined to animals starts turning up in both people and their pets, the line between household ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea slugs.

The lead scientist at the centre of a controversial cardiac study performed on dogs is defending the importance of his work ...

Something had to diverge from the trunk eventually.

A creature that is part human, part animal; this sounds like something out of a mythological sci-fi, or a blatant hoax. But thanks to some genius scientists, a creature like this is now a reality.

Herrera joined the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences on Jan. 5 as an assistant professor of meat science and muscle biology ...

In this collaborative initiative, Auburn University, Clemson University and University of Florida are working together to ...

Scientists have discovered a new, much less invasive method for testing whales for pathogens. In the past, scientists needed ...

Following Congress’s repeal of the FDA’s long-standing animal testing requirement, the Environmental Protection Agency is now ...