We live at a time when many pets can experience the same privileges as their human owners. They are now allowed to eat in restaurants, travel in the plane cabin, and sleep in hotels. But if the past ...

There’s a tendency to overlook the fact that human health and animal health are closely intertwined. As an Ethnozoology published paper put it, “we share hundreds of diseases with animals, and ...

Replacing animal tests does not mean putting human patients at risk. It also does not mean halting medical progress. Instead, replacing animals used in testing will improve the quality as well as the ...

There has been a number of incidents involving animal cruelty around the country, with the fatal stabbing of a dog by a vendor in Subic, Zambales, among the most recent. What should we do if we ...

SPARRING BULL MOOSE touching antlers at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula. (Kelly Morrissey/U.S. National Park Service) LANSING — The growing number of people ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Kids love animals -- and they love TV shows about (or starring!) animals almost as much. Whether your kid likes animated animals or the real deal, these wild series will educate, entertain, and ...

Ant foragers actively abandon toxic baits, hampering control efforts. This abandonment process is driven at least in part by learning and memory, while aversive pheromones and passive mechanisms ...

Weather is one of nature’s most captivating forces, endlessly fascinating and often unpredictable. From the gentle caress of ...

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is an international human rights treaty between the 47 states that are members of the Council of Europe (CoE) - not to be confused with the European ...

After a six-month stint at VG247 back in 2021, Rebecca (she/her) finally settled in as a permanent addition to the team in 2023. A former member of staff at our sister site Rock Paper Shotgun, she ...