Non-human animals display many unexpected cognitive abilities and forms of intelligence. The story of Mac is an intriguing ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

The most significant addition to the Java language since Sun Microsystems rewrote the collections API for Java 5 is the introduction of Java records. Java records address two significant pain points ...

A new camera system is making it possible for humans to see colors in the way animals do, opening up a vivid new perspective on the natural world. Led by researcher Vera Vasas, who has spent years ...

Last week, a female fox cub was found alone in a garden on the outskirts of Paris, with no sign of her mother nearby. Now a team of volunteers takes care of her around the clock at the Wildlife ...

We feel it every once in a while: a lump in our throat, a burning in our eyes, and then warm tears welling up in them. Whether it’s joy, grief, awe, or something undefinable, the experience is ...

His immensely popular, and controversial, 1967 book, “The Naked Ape,” argued that ancient genes, shared with apes, shape our lives. By Douglas Martin Desmond Morris, an English zoologist who used ...

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting. Even more astounding is that the team caught on video more than 200 ...