Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have ...

The result, What Sheep Think About the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals are Trying to Say, was published in the fall to ...

Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are beginning to study animals’ emotions and personalities — from joy to individual ...

I set up my trail camera deep in the forest to discover which wild animals would appear when people aren’t around. The camera recorded day and night, capturing amazing and unexpected moments of ...

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the ...

Bats use echolocation to get around, but it wasn’t clear how these creatures managed to navigate dense environments—until now ...

Authorities believe aggressive bull sharks follow fish into shallow waters after storms, increasing the risk to swimmers and ...

Despite education about rhinos, they continue to be hunted around the world for one simple reason: their horns. With just ...

Researchers documented the activity of neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the ...

Jessica Varrato, an animal rescue technician at Mystic Aquarium, said she started off as a part-time clinic volunteer 10 ...

Hundreds of Spaniards watched horses gallop through towering flames, hours before pet owners in Madrid on Jan. 17 took their ...