The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone. The prohibition on “live fire” that includes animals is ...

Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd in Assam, India. The accident occurred early Saturday. The train's driver saw ...

Learn which pets are most commonly hoarded and how unchecked breeding and mental health issues drive animal overcrowding.

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

Learn what drives animal hoarding, how to spot early warning signs, and what families can do to protect people and pets.

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The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...

A large alligator nicknamed 'Godzilla' was caught on video dragging an enormous Burmese python through the water in the Florida Everglades.

You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

While flocking is largely considered nontoxic to pets, animals who ingest large amounts of flocking may experience intestinal ...

This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish guide features a complete list of all 80 Fish that are available to catch and collect throughout the game, along with their locations, the best time-frames ...