In 2018, everything is a metaphor.
A new hypothesis suggests that their vaunted intelligence and short-lived, solitary nature are all linked to a fourth trait.
Cute animals make up two percent of social sharing, says Bitly's chief scientist.
She knew how to wield her fame to protect the animals she loved.
Engineering animals with CRISPR can help biologists to understand the genes behind some of evolution’s most dramatic changes.
A decades-old book romanticizes a time when children were free to capture wild animals for pets.
Some animals have been observed performing the same rituals over and over, leading scientists to speculate that they might have a sense of the sacred.
In Ghana, capturing wild animals is a tradition and a valuable source of protein. But there’s a fear it’s spreading diseases.
For a decade, zookeepers have known that something strange was stopping the giant animals’ hearts—now they’re beginning to trace the culprit to their guts.
Even non-threatening activities like hiking are changing creatures’ sleep cycles.