Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Her one-way mission, intended to gather data on life in space, tragically ended within hours ...

The “dairy barn of the future” is rethinking animal welfare, technology, and transparency - giving cows the freedom to choose ...

A zebra and an ostrich will be future members of the mixed-species habitat in Zoo Atlanta’s African Savanna. Zoo Atlanta ...

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find aliens.

Can you believe that in just a few decades, creatures alive today might only exist in history books? It’s a scary thought, ...

For years, headlines have warned that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, but a new study suggests these fears may ...

Some experts believe that we're already in a sixth mass extinction event, but given the numbers, others aren't so sure.

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

If the natural world is armed with viruses that can take us down wholesale, we have weapons that can do that too – in seconds – and take down every standing structure on the planet too. We are trying ...

Seattle — A routine kennel stay for a black Labrador named Mitch ended in tragedy after an employee allegedly responded to a harmless accident with extreme violence. Surveillance footage reviewed by ...

Julie E. Gough is professor of biomaterials and tissue engineering in the Department of Materials, School of Natural Sciences and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, ...