Dogs have been man’s best friend for a long, long time. The beloved animals were living alongside humans in western Eurasia around 14,000 to 16,000 years ago—before humans developed ...

After animal rights activists broke into a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility, Public Investigator looked into why dogs are ...

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” ...

Midland ISD Career and Technical Education is offering high school students a four-year program in Animal Science, which ...

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

Extinction has always been considered permanent. But advances in genetic science are beginning to challenge that idea. By ...

As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

Two new studies from Project CETI provide the most detailed account of a sperm whale birth ever recorded, revealing ...

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...