In my time I have seen some pretty strange things parading as art—I still vividly remember the sawn-up sharks and cows in Damien Hirst's Sensation exhibition. Beauty and art I guess is in the eye of ...

Rest assured that 10 Fascinating Examples of Genetically Modified Animals is one jaw-dropping list! Let’s start by shocking you right away! Did you know that Dolly is not a genetically modified animal ...

Via the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the excellent blog Fair Food Fight comes the story of two cows, from two Minnesota farms, that have been reprimanded by the US Food and Drug Administration for ...

Digging up preserved specimens of Earth’s earliest life gives us a portal to the past — and now, that portal is offering us a voyeuristic peek at the oldest example of animal behavior we yet know of: ...

A dog gives a protective bark, sensing a nearby stranger. A cat slinks by disdainfully, ignoring anyone and everyone. A cow moos in contentment, chewing its cud. At least, that’s what we may think ...

When related animals produce offspring, the young can be affected by physical abnormalities and health problems. We explain why.

The vast majority of animals need to breed to reproduce. But a small subset of animals can have offspring without mating. The process, called parthenogenesis, allows creatures from honey bees to ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

It's a dog's life. Source: Mylene2401/Pixabay Humans have used animals as a resource since both first walked the world together. Livestock have been used to create, manage, and provision farms, while ...