Some animals have been observed performing the same rituals over and over, leading scientists to speculate that they might have a sense of the sacred.

Behold, the ferret day care.

Storming into Gaza will fulfill Hamas’s wish.

Flying robots could offer a nonlethal way to keep wolves away from cattle.

The bird-flu panic is getting out of hand.

For a decade, zookeepers have known that something strange was stopping the giant animals’ hearts—now they’re beginning to trace the culprit to their guts.

In Ghana, capturing wild animals is a tradition and a valuable source of protein. But there’s a fear it’s spreading diseases.

A few glimpses into the varied features of South Carolina, and some of the animals and people calling it home

Even non-threatening activities like hiking are changing creatures’ sleep cycles.

The new film starring Robert Downey Jr. as a doctor who talks to animals is transfixing at times, if only because it’s such a disaster.