Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really just waiting for their mothers to return. A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus ...

Ben JJ Walker has received funding from the Australian Government Department of Education and UNSW Sydney. Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia. When you purchase through links on our ...

BUENOS AIRES — On a recent Sunday, a Buenos Aires plaza transformed into a makeshift wilderness for an unusual group of teenagers. Sofía, wearing a lifelike beagle mask, ran across the grass on all ...

The medal ceremonies at the 2026 Winter Games have looked different from past Olympic ceremonies. Not only do athletes get their medals, but they earn a commemorative stuffed animal as well. The ...

In the week before Christmas, while the U.S. Department of Justice was getting ready to release a trove of documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case, some of the nation’s most important public ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Jane Goodall, the late primatologist, was known ...

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For many people, the love that carried them through childhood didn’t come from the adults who were supposed to soothe, guide, and protect them. It came padded on four legs, wrapped in fur, breath, or ...

New York City’s largest animal shelter hit a sad milestone. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Rocky, an 11-year-old senior dog ...

Here are some of the best cat fails we've gathered over the past weeks. They can be mean, but sometimes they really do need those nine lives! Video courtesy of Jukin Media White House sends warning to ...