Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

Humans have long experimented with nature, bending evolution to serve aesthetics, science, and curiosity. Some animals have ...

Rhesus monkeys, which typically weigh around 16 pounds, are among the most widely used primates in medical research.

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

Blue Rider Stables has been in quarantine for weeks after a rabid skunk wandered onto the farm and bit one of the horses. The ...

A recent fatal bear attack in Arkansas has left residents uneasy about the growing number of human-bear encounters.

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt shared that Cinco the horse, an animal friend that has been part of the author's life since ...

Growing up on a remote ranch in New Mexico, Megin Nichols learned early that the health of animals, humans and the environment are deeply connected. * I understand and agree that registration on or ...

Westchester County police are asking for help identifying three people who broke into Playland amusement park in Rye during the overnight hours of Sept. 23. The group arrived by boat at Playland beach ...

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'Still our brother': Local team honored for support of teammate who was detained, deported Emerson Colindres, 19, was detained during a routine check-in with ICE in June and then sent back to Honduras ...