What prompted the idea for the course? I’m an evolutionary biologist who has spent my career studying the evolution of small lizards in the Caribbean. I’m also a lifelong cat lover, but it never ...

Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot. Max, a 2-year-old German shepherd, Belgian Malinois and husky mix, was rescued in an emaciated ...

Obesity is wreaking havoc on cats' digestive systems, causing "significant changes" in their gut microbial compositions and giving them highly acidic poop. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Burmese and Birman cats have the longest average life expectancies among common pet cat breeds, according to a new study. Sphynx cats, meanwhile, die the youngest, on average. The study, published May ...

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...

Jonathan Losos receives funding from the National Science Foundation, Human Frontiers of Science and other funding organizations. I’m an evolutionary biologist who has spent my career studying the ...