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.

For more than two years, COVID-19 has had its way with humanity. But humans are not the only victims of the virus. The disease, which leading theories still indicate spilled over from animals to ...

Mark Naniot remembers 2022 as the summer from hell. As the co-founder of Wild Instincts animal rescue in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Naniot and his team spent the season sweating in gloves, gowns, smocks ...

A new survey using 70 years of data sheds light on where, when and why large carnivores kill humans and the profound influences these animals have on ecosystems amid further spread into undeveloped ...

A ritual dance honoring Yoruban ancestors is one of the countless examples of human culture. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the ...

Why nature allows animals to have litters but not humans is a question that comes naturally when we compare ourselves to the ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

Great apes are hugely popular with the public at zoos, but a dark illegal trade is affecting the survival of these much-loved animals.

Animals such as rats are often regarded as disease carriers. But when it comes to the spreading of illnesses, it turns out other animals have more reason to fear us than we them. An analysis of viral ...

Nature often brings out its miracles in the form of creatures that outlast humans by centuries, surprising us with our ...

Appearances can be deceiving in the animal kingdom. Some of the most charming creatures harbor hidden dangers beneath their ...