Animals are amazing creatures with a wide array of traits, but one seemingly common trait is their inability to understand mirrors. Can animals even perceive themselves in mirrors? Check out this ...

Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized. By Emily Anthes On April 1, the Trump administration’s ...

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — Five people face more than a dozen charges each after animal control officers found several animals living in what investigators described as deplorable conditions — and o ...

Service animals are legally defined as dogs trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities, while emotional support animals are not. Louisiana law allows service dogs in public places ...

An increasing number of college campuses are offering animal-assisted therapy to students, including Wheaton College in Norton. Tito is a 7-year-old Australian cattle mix and certified therapy dog ...

Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of developing more effective vaccines against the ...

Countless dirty secrets swirl around the way animals on factory farms live, but an even uglier one may be the way they sometimes die. “If everyone had to work a day in a meatpacking plant ...

Some animals lost their eyes over time. Others never had them at all. For these creatures, not being able to see isn’t a weakness– it’s just how they’ve adapted.

I WONDER when the majority of us and not just a small minority will come to their senses and be grateful for the natural world that surrounds us — the air, the seas and rivers, trees and greenery, and ...

“This is a perfect spot for horses and livestock.” But it turns out, the home wasn’t fit for animals and definitely not humans, according to Walker County investigators. The five people ...

Park officials in Yosemite are warning visitors about what they say is “one of the most dangerous animals” in the park — and the unlikely culprit has neither fangs nor claws. Mule deer ...

The Trump administration is receiving an outpouring of support from animal advocacy groups, lawmakers and others for recent announcements to end animal testing within programs at the FDA and EPA.