A San Diego researcher thinks a jelly-like animal that lives in the world’s oceans can have an impact on the ocean carbon cycle. Salps are a gelatinous animal that feed on phytoplankton near the ocean ...

From salamanders to monkeys, many species get more violent at warmer temperatures — a trend that may shape their social structures as the world warms.

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last ...

Standard barren housing systems for laboratory mice restrict the expression of natural behaviors and are associated with a high incidence of abnormal behavior. There is abundant evidence that ...

Chris Dutton is used to broken equipment. In the years he’s spent analyzing the creatures of the Mara River basin in Africa, his cameras and sensors have been tusked by elephants, crushed by hippos, ...

Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom, and China reveal in a recent study published in Science Advances how sea life recovered from the end-Permian mass extinction, an event that killed ...

Environmental enrichment (EE) can be used to enhance the environment of various animals. The aim of this pilot study was to determine the effects of seven EE activities (Bonding, Bubble machine, ...

DEAR DR. FOX: You will be interested in a recent article in The New York Times by Rachel Nuwer: "We Love Our Dogs and Cats. But Are They Bad for the Environment ...

Which sustainability goals do people in Germany find more important: Animal welfare? Or environmental protection? Human health is another one of these competing sustainability goals. A team of ...