Overexploitation is a major factor in the decline of many species. Humans exploit at least a third of vertebrate animals to provide food, products, or medicines. A scaly mammal called the pangolin is ...

Mikayla Raines, who accumulated millions of followers on social media for her work in rescuing and championing foxes and other animals, died on June 20 at her home in Faribault, Minn. She was 30 ...

Source: NFSA/FNSSA An extinct Australian animal can once again be seen bounding across a paddock after rare 16mm film was digitised by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) this week.

A Lancaster County woman will spend two years on probation after pleading to animal neglect charges involving a former guinea pig breeding operation. Photo courtesy of the Oswego County Humane Society ...

Jane Goodall revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzees and transformed the field of primatology through her pioneering research that began in 1960.

It's often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man’s best friend.

For years it’s been a barren salt flat. But now, due to floods hundreds of miles away, Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre appears set to fill for only the fourth time in 160 years.

Researchers found that night lizards survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid strike at the end of the Cretaceous, despite ...

Paleontologists have found fossilized remains of a giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago. The fossils, found at Big Bend National Park in Texas, belong to a group of ancient ...

According to the VA, animal-based research has contributed to life-saving medical treatments such as insulin, vaccines, kidney dialysis, cancer medications, pacemakers and more.

Binturongs' popcorn perfume plays a vital role in communication, helping them mark their territory and signal their presence to others in dense tropical rainforests.

Bringing Them Back to Life The revival of an extinct species is no longer a fantasy. But is it a good idea?