Sound science requires animal subjects to be physically, physiologically, and behaviorally unharmed. Accordingly, publication of methods that contravenes animal welfare principles risks perpetuating ...

Pushed to the brink, animals are picking up new behaviors and tricks to persevere in a world ruled by humans. By Jason Bittel Published Oct 18, 2022 9:15 AM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab ...

Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A ...

Coconut crabs are massive. Up to three feet in diameter, they scuttle across remote tropical islands in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean, cracking open coconuts like they’re made of butter, eating ...

Termites, ants, and hermit crabs build elaborate homes with no boss and no plan, and scientists are decoding how.

No one believed the 17th century Dutch explorers who reported seeing an animal as big as a man, with a head like a deer and a long tail like an alligator, that stood on its hind legs like a bird and ...

Being a loner isn’t un-herd of for these four-legged seniors. New research shows that it is in an animal’s nature to isolate as they age — but unlike the known detriments for humans, breaking away ...

What is Animal Science― The study of raising animals and utilizing them as food and resourcesAnimal Science is a field that ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

There’s always something new to discover at the Greensboro Science Center. Start your visit in the aquarium, where you can ...