Ever wonder what animals really think when they encounter us? The image we hold of ourselves wandering peacefully through ...

Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Soay sheep, native to Scotland, are known for their hardiness and small size—and also for their cheatin’ hearts. The breed earned the dubious distinction of being the least monogamous in a new study ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The Animal Medical Center’s renovated facilities include separate intensive-care areas for cats and dogs and five new operating rooms. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In several of your columns, either you or a reader has brought up the subject of ivermectin as a treatment for infections or cancer. Is this the same ivermectin that is in my dog's ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant in the U.S. alone, scientists have turned toward perfecting human-animal chimeras as a ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations—the groups that have had the longest time to pick up novel mutations—live ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human penis is so uniform, it's an anatomical outlier.

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is slated to be a universal animal language translator, thus you can speak with your favorite pet, such as a lovable dog. In today’s column, I explore a touted ...