Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.

Paw prints and polka dots speckle the playful new drop from the L.A.-based brand worn by Charli xcx, Sabrina Carpenter and ...

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin suggests humans and animals often prefer the same sounds. By using an online game that let people choose between animal mating calls, researchers ...

After personal tragedy, Ulster Park’s Tess Hogan expanded Rise of the Pig, a pig sanctuary and rescue that gives vulnerable ...

Callers hoping to voice complaints about federal animal testing with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week instead reached what sounded like the voicemail for a ...

While this is obvious at home, the connection between pets and wellbeing is becoming more visible in the workplace too. Mars has been a pet-friendly workplace for more than 15 years. In that time, ...

Not everyone is fulfilled by human connection. In fact, people who hate most humans but love animals usually have these 11 ...

An entertaining view of what unpopular creatures including raccoons, rats, coyotes, gulls, snakes, and other intruders teach us about intelligence, adaptability, and ourselves.

"I had my first hernia surgery there," Jon Rolston tells me as we cruise past Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on a recent Wednesday.

Humans are living out their animal instincts through the therian movement. A small online subculture, those who identify as therians claim to have a nonhuman identity — one they embrace in their ...

Ask anyone who’s had encounters with killer whales, and they will tell you just how smart they are. Orcas are incredibly intelligent creatures, capable of complex hunting strategies. They also engage ...

On Friday night, my boyfriend and I sat on the couch for a refreshing evening of doing nothing together. We tuned into a baseball game, he picked up my guitar, and I eagerly booted up “Pokémon Pokopia ...