The portrayal of uncaring scientists without any thought for the animals being used in their research is far from the truth.

For over two centuries, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has played a central role in this ...

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully produced hundreds of different types of nerve cell from human ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific research.

A new study argues that religion, politics and war affect how animals and plants in cities evolve, and the confluence of ...

Environmental enrichment (EE) is a key strategy for enhancing animal welfare by promoting adaptive capacities across multiple functional systems, including ...

The new study, led by Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL), explores the consequences of the loss of old, often large and wise animals in the ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

University of Arizona researchers have launched what they believe to be the first open-access catalog of animal traditions in ...