A study led by a scientist at the University of California San Diego offers new warnings on the dangers of human interactions with wildlife. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

All animals that live in social groups interact with one another. Social interactions play a fundamental role in protection from predators, hunting for food, mating, and building habitats.

Imagine a contest that pits humans against lions to see which is more fearsome. It may sound like a Colosseum fight card, but last year, a team led by Liana Zanette, an ecologist at the University of ...

City environments subject animals to noise, light, crowding, and fragmented habitats that subtly but powerfully reshape how they communicate.

In the world of therapeutic interventions, animal-assisted interactions (AAI) have gained prominence as a powerful method for enhancing physical, emotional, and social well-being. Animals, ranging ...

An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...