From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Outbreaks of H5N1, or highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — have been confirmed at a commercial ...

The owner of a rescued lab dog considers if insights gleaned through animal research are enough to justify the practice.

Bat perception has been examined for decades as a problem of sensory reach rather than animal intelligence. Many species ...

The spider on the ceiling, the neighbor’s barking dog, or a slithering snake–animals can trigger not just fright but outright ...

On night walks through Highgate Wood, Cindy Blaney shares the whirling wonder of the often-maligned mammals with the humans ...

Bird flu not only affects domestic poultry such as chickens, ducks and turkeys but can also spread through wild and migratory ...

The white-tailed deer has cultural and historic significance to New Hampshire, dating back to the state's indigenous roots.

Volunteers contended with layers of garbage and biological waste at a home in Wynyard, Sask., to rescue dozens of cats.

The devastating statistics about deaths from colon cancer have put the spotlight on a dreaded disease, which, today, could be ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...

Animal lovers point out that eliminating dogs from the streets pose risks of unimaginable ecological imbalances, disease ...