For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are beginning to study animals’ emotions and personalities — from joy to individual ...

Animal minds are remarkable, but hype distorts them. Better science keeps the wonder and fixes the myths shaping public ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that ...

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living ...

Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling is a new and rather unique online journal, and I was thrilled when its founders, Andrew Rowan and Jonathan Balcombe, along with editor ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If animals could talk, how would they say they are feeling? While ...

Ever wondered how some animals manage to survive without the luxury of a good night's rest while we humans desperately need our eight hours? The animal kingdom is packed with creatures that seem to ...

Poets and authors are turning scientific studies into creative writing projects a new book by the University of Minnesota Press. Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation.

The American Society of Animal Science Midwest Section is honoring Amy Desaulniers, an associate professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, for instructional excellence by ...

Ranking who has the best ears in the animal kingdom is a tough task, but some animals push the limits of hearing far beyond what humans can imagine. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...