The MLAS degree is designed to significantly enhance students' credentials and competitiveness for career advancement within the field of laboratory animal science, as well as strengthen their ...

Pushed to the brink, animals are picking up new behaviors and tricks to persevere in a world ruled by humans. By Jason Bittel Published Oct 18, 2022 9:15 AM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab ...

Lovebirds are unusual not just because of their shameless PDA, but because they choose one mate for life. While more than 90 ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

A dog gives a protective bark, sensing a nearby stranger. A cat slinks by disdainfully, ignoring anyone and everyone. A cow moos in contentment, chewing its cud. At least, that’s what we may think ...

Do you prefer working with animals instead of being stationed at a desk? Do you have a preference for running cattle, like your dad, or sheep, like your mom? Are you constantly intrigued by science, ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

The standard ethical guidelines encourage minimizing the use of, and harm to, animals used in research. Some experts propose an additional courtesy: repayment. By Brandon Keim When Lauren Strohacker ...

Well, of course — just look at my tuxedo cat, Tango. He has an evening ritual: He waits atop the bed for his brother Teddy, a fat orange tabby with a remarkable resemblance to a loaf of French bread, ...