Source: Taxiarchos228, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons. Inside the bodies of all animals, including humans, there are opposing forces at work. On one side, there are free radicals, reactive oxygen ...

Just like stress messes with our brains, research shows that it can also warp the brains of animals. In fact, a new study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience aims to show just how much ...

The second edition of Stress and Animal Welfare describes the current understanding of how stress in humans and animals is connected to their welfare. It provides information that is essential for ...

Thermal imaging, made possible by an infrared camera, can measure body surface temperature in birds and help researchers study stress. Tufts researchers found temperature changes of the beak and the ...

Animal habitats are currently changing extremely rapidly and extensively due to urbanization and climate change. As a result, animals are increasingly exposed to stressors. However, until now, little ...

Modern life rarely involves sprinting away from predators, yet our bodies still respond to chronic pressure as if we are ...

Max was a fun-loving Labrador retriever who enjoyed going for car rides and greeting clients at his owner’s office. But around age 16, Max suddenly started having accidents in the house and stopped ...

After studying various species earlier this month, some scientists now say they understand the origin of animal behavior during solar eclipses. The backstory: On April 8, as the moon crossed in front ...