Six-month-old babies show stress responses when viewing images of snakes and spiders, long before they could have learned ...

Think about the last time you saw a spider scurrying across your floor or a snake slithering through the grass. Your heart probably raced, your palms got sweaty, and you might've even jumped back ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...

A ritual dance honoring Yoruban ancestors is one of the countless examples of human culture. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the ...

But whilst undeniably (and impressively) old, living through such events as the Aztec Empire and the exploding whale incident ...

Many people, including animal advocates and others who want to grant legal rights (including personhood) to nonhuman animals, are often criticized for their views because others fear it will diminish ...

I've followed Dr. Clive Phillips' wide-ranging career and his eclectic transdisciplinary views of animal welfare and animal-human relationships. Clive was Australia's first professor of animal welfare ...

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is slated to be a universal animal language translator, thus you can speak with your favorite pet, such as a lovable dog. In today’s column, I explore a touted ...

Just as humans have historically gathered during winter, many animals do the same. Animals may not be exchanging presents or ...

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical ...