We often applaud animals for learning tricks. But until recently, we rarely acknowledged that significant intelligence ...

Human movement today is about 40 times greater than the combined movement of all wild animals - including land mammals, birds ...

"Can move faster than people think." Onlooker captures images of tourist's dangerous actions near massive wild animal: ...

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...

Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the ...

As unexpected wildlife encounters are part of living in Southern California, a Pasadena-based nonprofit is offering solutions to peacefully coexist with nature. When uninvited guests – racoons, owls, ...

Nature has become a rounding error on a planet dominated by humanity, and for some things we don’t even need our machines to do it.

Some years back, a Great Blue Heron dropped out of the sky and into our family’s garden. The bird did not move and it looked tired. When we cautiously entered the garden, it did not try to step away, ...

At 5 a.m., six keepers file into the Houston Zoo's commissary kitchen and spend the next five hours chopping produce, portioning meat and weighing hay. By the time the rest of the zoo staff arrives, ...

Animal welfare charities have called for alternative shows like WILD to be used instead of loud firework displays. Dominic ...

A USDA program kills wild animals at the request of private livestock owners. NPR obtained exclusive documents to show how its employees manage wildlife. Plenty of federal agencies protect wildlife on ...

The Ledge Light Health District is issuing a warning not to approach or feed wild animals or strays after a cat in North Stonington contracted rabies. The health district said the cat was found on ...