Nature has produced some remarkably resilient creatures that can thrive in environments that would be lethal to most other forms of life. From the deepest ocean trenches to the highest mountain peaks, ...

Manatee sightings have been on the rise this summer along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Jennette’s Pier director Mike Remige says manatees traveling so far north is unusual for the Florida animals, ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

The ever-growing field of animal healing called zoopharmacognosy refers to behaviors animals use to medicate themselves or their relatives by ingesting or topically applying plants, soils, and insects ...

Melanie Challenger researches and writes on natural and environmental history, and the relationship of humans to the living world. She is the author of How to Be Animal: A New History of What it Means ...

Useless animals, animals with no purpose, strange animals in nature, and misunderstood wildlife are phrases people often search online. Many creatures appear lazy, ugly, or unimportant when judged ...

People of all ages rely on their pets for a serotonin boost, whether they’re throwing a ball for their dog, petting their cat or talking to their fish after a long day. Nancy Edwards, professor and ...