A Queens man is facing animal cruelty charges after an incident caught on video showed a driver dragging two dogs behind the ...

A former magazine executive turned head of a donkey sanctuary in Mendocino County is the star of “Donkey King.” ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

After studying rocks more than 541 million years old, MIT scientists have found new evidence that some of Earth’s first ...

The Kansas Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Lodging Program is responsible for inspections of food establishments, ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

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

Zoological research reveals fascinating animals that do not produce faeces. These creatures, including tree hole frogs, ...

When you're snacking in the car or out on a hike, it can be tempting to toss away an apple core or citrus peel. This is a bad ...

Those of us who claim to love animals (and I count myself as one) are often faced with a case of hypocrisy when it comes to the cycle of life.