Horses can smell fear in humans, scientists have found in a discovery that suggests emotions are contagious between both species. The researchers predict their new findings will affect riders and ...

In 1826 Sir Stamford Raffles founded The Zoological Society London (ZSL) as the world's first scientific zoo for the study of living animals. Two years later it opened to Fellows of the Society plus ...

Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

Researchers identified chemical traces of poison on 60,000-year-old arrowheads, meaning the artifacts bear the oldest known evidence of arrow poison.

Researchers found that 7.5 percent of people who had lost a pet met the threshold for probable PGD. That rate was comparable ...

A severely malnourished dog that was being treated at Angell Animal Medical Center died after suffering critical medical ...

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

In a new study, Chinese researchers have discovered the previously unrecognized role of alternative splicing of the DOC2A ...

Creating a bioactive habitat with students can give them a window into the natural world while easing the upkeep for class ...

There hasn’t been testing on humans, but researchers said the early results in animals indicate that obese males benefit less ...

Carmona isopods with enormous eyes are rediscovered in a forgotten Roman mine beneath a Spanish city, hidden for more than ...