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THE JUPITER INLET, WHERE IT IS 78 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. WELL, IF YOUR KIDS LOVE THOSE SOFT, SQUISHY FIDGET TOYS, YOU KNOW THE ONES THAT YOU SQUEEZE FOR STRESS RELIEF, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK ...

When danger approaches, many creatures seem to follow the ancient proverb that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Researchers have recently been finding subtle ways that animals communicate with ...

As I stand here greeting you to this year’s Stocking Stuffer of the Year Awards, I do so with a profound sense of relief. As you may know the Stocking Stuffer of the Year Awards was once a byname for ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

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In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...

Meet Squishy—she is about 2-years-old, a bully (Rottweiler/pit bull mix) who weighs in at about 70 pounds. She’s short, but she’s stocky! Squishy came in with her pal, Sunshine, as strays that were ...

There is ever-growing interest in the ways in which a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) deal with the ups and downs of their lived experiences in many different contexts. In his new edited ...