Each year on April 24, scientists, advocates, and policymakers around the world mark World Day for Laboratory Animals—a ...

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BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State University’s Animal Science Department has become the first four-year animal science in the nation to earn accreditation from the American Society of Animal ...

The same dynamic plays out in households where multiple kinds of pets live in the same space, says Brooks. Many cats and dogs ...

Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A ...

Ever wondered how some animals manage to survive without the luxury of a good night's rest while we humans desperately need our eight hours? The animal kingdom is packed with creatures that seem to ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

When Lexi Roloson decided to become a veterinarian, she had a problem: it was her senior year of college, and she had zero veterinary work experience, a requirement for the competitive veterinary ...

Nature has a way of creating animals that seem too strange to be real. With unusual shapes and appearances that feel almost otherworldly, some animals look like they belong in a science fiction film ...

At the turn of the 20th century, a famous horse named Clever Hans toured Germany. The horse stunned crowds as his trainer demonstrated the animal's alleged ability to understand German, tell time and ...