Animals

Can chilli powder really stop animals from digging up your garden?

How Do Animals Think About Death? Studying how nonhuman animals view death shows much about how their minds work.

John B. Gurdon, 92, Dies; Nobelist Paved Way for Cloning of Animals

Ancient Signal Confirms What The Very First Animals Truly Looked Like

How Jane Goodall changed the way we see animals – and the world

Ancestors of Modern Demosponges Were Earth’s First Animals: Study

The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests - EurekAlert!

Animals Are Evolving Along Two Opposite Paths For One Major Reason

The Age of Feasting: Late Bronze Age networks developed through massive food festivals, with animals brought from far and wide - EurekAlert!

How did animals eat before mouths? A study reexamines molecular fossils from half a billion years ago

Just like humans, many animals get more aggressive in the heat

3D printing “glue gun” can generate bone grafts directly onto fractures in animals - EurekAlert!

Ocean Oxygenation during Mid-Devonian Enabled Expansion of Animals into Deeper-Water Habitats

When resources are low, animals often sacrifice reproduction. A recent study in mice finds that a group of brain cells (called melanin-concentrating hormone neurons) controls the response to to diet and the timing of fertility.

Climate-fueled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects. Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

How to Detect Consciousness in People, Animals and Maybe Even AI

Do Animals Feel More Than We Think? Emory Survey Unveils Expert Opinions on Animal Emotions and Consciousness

This Common Blood Pressure Drug Extends Lifespan, Slows Aging in Animals

Plants and animals interact using sound, proven for the first time

Animals Are the Original Wellness Influencers