A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

Winter solstice has come and gone, but the gift it gives us will shine on. We still have dark days that turn into dark nights ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep. Sleep is universal “even though it’s actually very ...

Egyptian geese are aggressively territorial. During mating, they are monogamous, making it likely the pair fighting the ...

Description: Unlike lots of other animals, there’s no such thing as the “mating season” for humans, and it might have to do with how we raise our kids. Hosted by: Hank Green Dooblydoo thanks go to the ...

All animals need sleep. When humans or animals don't get enough, it can lead to trouble paying attention, irritability, and other ill effects. And yet, researchers reporting in the journal Current ...

Many people rely on assistance dogs for support, and the well-being of all participants in these interactions is essential and given careful attention. To be sure that the dogs' and their humans' ...

When it comes to survival, nature is often painted as a battlefield – predators versus prey, competition over territory and a constant struggle to stay one step ahead. Yet hidden among the usual ...

Pardon the slobber. Thanksgiving dinner went to the dogs, as well as the cats, as staff and volunteers served up a special holiday feast for the animals being housed at San Bernardino County Animal ...

(Berlin, November 28, 2025) – Russia’s designation of Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable” foreign organization, made public by the Ministry of Justice on November 28, is yet another mark of the ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human penis is so uniform, it's an anatomical outlier.