animals

It’s illegal to discriminate against people based on their gender, race, or religion. What about veganism?

Over two billion people regularly eat insects. Why are Americans so squeamish?

If A.I.s are as smart as mice or dogs, do they deserve the same rights?

A space memorial company plans to launch the ashes of “Pikachu,” a well-loved Tabby, into space.

He was a very good boy.

Believe it or not, for a few decades, giving people “milk transfusions” was all the rage.

The map shows the movements of seven different wolves over the course of a season.

They seem to have a mechanism for caring similar to ours.

The new fossil offers insight into when whales returned to the oceans millions of years ago.

Big and strong? That’s not what makes an alpha male, says primatolgist Frans de Waal.

A new study has some disturbing implications for rodents who like a nice soda.

The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

Primatologist Frans de Waal explains the primal instinct that unites humans and chimpanzees.

This may be more common in mammals than we’d thought.

Can sensitive coral reefs survive another human generation?

“I was so moved when I saw the cells stir,” said 90-year-old study co-author Akira Iritani. “I’d been hoping for this for 20 years.”

We are destroying who they are.

The Megachile pluto is about four times the size of a honeybee.

Can learning about the great white shark help protect us from cancer?

Are these two laws universal throughout nature?

It feels crazy good when someone is excited to see you. Give that gift to your family every day – but especially on Valentine’s day.

“Our findings are not good news,” says Brendan Godley, of the University of Exeter.

The psychological disconnect between humans and other animals puts all forms of life at risk.

Good bacteria are our friends. We need to protect them.

Sounds wild, but it may well be so.

Despite tens of millions of dollars pouring into new technologies, a ‘clean’ burger remains elusive.

Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.

Omigod, they’re cute, but there’s peril in smooches and snuggles.

Chinese scientists find a 600-million-year-old creature.