A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A pioneering study suggests the answer is yes.

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Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling influences complex social behaviors in diverse species, including social monogamy in prairie voles. How Oxtr regulates specific components of social attachment ...

Maree Baumann spends her nights huddling in the back of her car with her tiny dog, but according to a City of Moreton Bay ...

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Feb. 20, 2025 — Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Every year, the group In Defense of Animals releases its list of North America’s 10 worst zoos for elephants.

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 ...

February 15, 2025 • Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose in the heat.

Humans have been constructing animal statues for thousands of years. It is a way for us to convey our deep bond with the animal kingdom and the debt of gratitude that we owe to our fellow creatures.