In a shocking incident at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, authorities seized 45 exotic animals from a traveler arriving on a Thai Airways flight. The smuggled creatures, including ...

A Frostproof, Florida, woman has been arrested for animal cruelty and animal neglect charges after 164 birds, 142 cats and three dogs were seized from her property by police, who added the ammonia ...

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The menstrual cycle plays an essential role in human reproduction. However, most other animals don't experience menstruation. So, which other species have periods, and what's the evolutionary point of ...

It’s been more than a year since US President Joe Biden signed a law allowing researchers to test drug candidates on human tissue or computer models before moving to trials in people. This challenged ...

Charles Darwin enjoys a near god-like status among scientists for his theory of evolution. But his ideas that animals are conscious in the same way humans are have long been shunned. Until now. "There ...

The other night, I spotted a bottle of Captain Morgan atop my fridge that had been sitting up there for years, a shot or so still lingering at the bottom. On a whim, I dumped it into a glass with some ...

Bees play by rolling wooden balls — apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse fish appears to recognize its own visage in an underwater mirror. Octopuses seem to react to anesthetic drugs and will avoid ...

A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience ...

Last December an Instagram Reel of a “crying” bison—created by photographer Chris Henry—went viral. The video has received more than eight million views and generated thousands of comments. But can ...

Stuffed animals have a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike. The best stuffed animals can evoke warm memories of comfort and, unsurprisingly, kids usually grow quite attached to ...