Confused about native, non-native, introduced, and invasive species? This guide breaks down the definitions, explains how scientists classify them, and explores real-world examples like zebra mussels ...

Mark Wright on his animal family, his tense ‘Strictly’ experience, and trying to better his wife on ‘Bake Off’ ...

A generation raised on Siri and Alexa does not just use technology. It befriends it. That instinct has a name – and it is ...

Ragnar spent more than a decade comforting families at Oakey’s Funeral Services, attending more than 1,000 funerals and helping people who were withdrawn find a way to open up. One week after he ...

The non-profit now has a permanent home, and the location offers low-cost spay and neutering services, vaccines, microchips, ...

Perhaps human females found Neanderthal males to be high-status providers. Or perhaps Neanderthal society was “patrilocal” — meaning women moved to join the man’s family — while human society was the ...

Last year, Maro and his colleagues estimated wild chimpanzees’ alcohol intake based on the amount of fermented fruit they eat ...

Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals was unscientific.

For the love of feline and human communities, a local non-profit aims to limit feral cat populations in Yankton.

Two animals have accidentally become the internet’s therapists – proving sometimes the most profound life lessons come from the most unexpected teachers.

When I first heard rumblings that the world had assembled a conclave to elect a new celebrity zoo animal, I felt preemptively ...