Animal-welfare science tries to get inside the minds of a huge range of species — in order to help improve their lives. Credit...Photo Illustration by Zachary Scott Supported by By Bill Wasik and ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. So, the first thing I learned digging into this question is that it’s important ...

New research suggests animals can thrive in human-dominated environments by being expert judges of risk. Researchers examined the behavior of great-tailed grackles, a bird species successfully ...

While many of us are preparing for the solar eclipse on April 8 with ISO-approved solar eclipse glasses and extra water and fuel, animals will naturally be caught unaware by the premature darkening of ...

To figure out this mind-bogglingly high number, we need to know how many species have ever lived, dig deep into the fossil record and do a lot of math. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April In 2017, a team noticed strange animal behavior at a South Carolina zoo in the path of total darkness. This time ...

Chris Hoffman is president of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. He is a first-generation hog and chicken farmer. This is the fourth in a series of “Question & Answer”-style columns with state Farm Bureau ...

Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web Editor, Science Wide-ranging anecdotal reports and studies ...

Donald Trump Jr, on his visit to Jamnagar, toured Vantara, Anant Ambani's wildlife rescue and rehabilitation project, ...

When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals’ ...