After seven escaped monkeys were shot and killed in Mississippi, Congress should move toward phasing out primate research, writes Janine McCarthy.

Discover the animals that can survive in space, including tough extremophiles like tardigrades. Learn which incredible ...

As Africa's top predator, lions are the kings of the savanna, rightfully feared by by all manner of beasts, but there is one ...

Researchers say the breakthrough is an important step forward in being able to carry out medical research without the use of ...

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Individual smarts don't matter as much as being sensitive to others when making group-based decisions, a new study finds.

In 2002, two astronomers analyzing data from more than 200,000 galaxies decided to answer a question nobody asked: if you ...

Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and ...

A UC Berkeley-led research team discovered a new method of administering treatment for heart diseases, with the aid of a chip ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that ...

Some dogs can sort toys by function and then extrapolate that to new objects, indicating an understanding of "label extension ...

From the column: "It is not about memorizing facts or following authority. It is about curiosity, imagination, and the ...