Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have ...

Puffins are often known as the clowns of the sea due to their bright beak colouring and their acrobatic movements in the air ...

Some plant-based processed foods may lower heart disease and diabetes risk, challenging one-size-fits-all warnings about ...

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging—a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in ...

City environments subject animals to noise, light, crowding, and fragmented habitats that subtly but powerfully reshape how they communicate.

Animal welfare groups accuse fast-food giants of failing to deliver chicken welfare improvements as European Chicken ...

A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body sizes and wing shapes, researchers ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to chimpanzees. By comparing full and half siblings across species and human cultures, ...

The unexpected observation of a cow using a broom to scratch herself isn't necessarily surprising, but it expands our ...

On its 49th anniversary, we explore why Pink Floyd's 'Animals' remains one of the greatest and most underrated concept rock albums of all time.

Queensland farmer James Ryder has more than 10 guns – he’s reluctant to say exactly how many – for different purposes, from controlling feral animals on his property to nailing paper targets at his ...