A solar storm can throw whales off-course, suggesting that the large animals might have an internal compass.

Disgust is surprisingly common across nature.

They get less than any other animal, which leaves a jumbo-sized hole in theories about why animals snooze at all.

Despite their wacky brains, these intelligent animals seem to respond to the drug in a very similar way to humans.

The placebo effect shows up in pets too, but these treatments are fooling owners, not their animals.

“Given the choice between cruelty and kindness, I believe most humans will choose kindness.”

Exchanging wildlife specimens with museums and zoos can help law enforcement stop smugglers.

Polynesians brought chickens’ wild ancestors to the islands. Europeans brought domestic chickens. Now they’ve mixed, and are everywhere.

Wild horses could play a role in preventing wildfires, if we only gave them a chance.