Scientists are getting closer to understanding animals, but translation isn't here yet.

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Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over ...

Every year, millions of animals are used in laboratories, and for many people, the image is immediate and uncomfortable: ...

The idea that animals can predict the weather is old enough that most people treat it as folklore by default. Punxsutawney ...

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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 ...

Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — At first glance, a plastic container, a cardboard box, or a handful of mealworms might have looked like child’s play. But for the animals at the Greensboro Science Center, these ...

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 ...

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 ...