Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on biology, and can even affect the brain. Scientists have been learning more about ...

Simple items like hay feeders, giant rubber activity balls and shatter-proof mirrors can improve the health and welfare of ...

Science has treated same-sex sexual behavior as an “evolutionary conundrum” because it (generally) doesn’t help animals to reproduce, thus ensuring that their genes get passed down and their species ...

Why does your cat deliberately knock things off your desk? Is it trying to provoke you, communicate, or something else?

On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse shrouded The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, in near-total darkness for 2½ minutes. In the time leading up to the darkness, during it, and ...

This video explores the extraordinary Russian experiment that turned wild silver foxes into affectionate, pet-like animals.

New video shows sharks swimming through hoops, and picking them up with their noses. It sure looks like they are having fun.

Eve D'Vincent challenges claims that zoo animals are true ambassadors for their species and argues for a shift in ...

Less than a week from now, when the sun partially disappears behind Long Island's moon — and entirely in places like upstate New York — many of the Earth's creatures will react to the eclipse. Not all ...

Antidepressants don’t just affect human libidos. New research shows that female starlings fed food spiked with the antidepressant fluxoxetine (Prozac), were less “attractive” to males and so less ...

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