COLOMBO — Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the human toll of Cyclone Ditwah, which triggered devastating floods and ...

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

Scientists reveal that wild animals regularly consume naturally occurring alcohol from fermented fruits and nectar. This ...

The tourists' actions — including a woman who stepped right in front of the bison and a man only a few feet away who put his ...

The monogamy rate in humans may be higher than you expected... but we do it in a strange way compared to other animals.

In archaeological sites across southern France and Spain, researchers have analyzed thousands of animal teeth dating back 8,000 years. These remains, especially molars from sheep and goats, show the ...

Vervet monkeys living on the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis are famous for their fondness for alcohol. Their taste ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...