A biotech company recently announced that it's implanted another pig kidney into a human recipient. Here's what to know.

The FDA laid out a three-year roadmap to phase out animal toxicity testing in drug research. In addition to organoids and lab ...

Whether driven by morbid curiosity or in pursuit of offspring with desirable characteristics, humans have selectively bred ...

“Nearly three-quarters of emerging viruses that infect humans come from animals,” said Stephanie Seifert, an expert in viral emergence and cross species transmission who helped lead the research. “If ...

But now, after years of mounting wildlife-vehicle collisions, the danger to animals and humans is being addressed with a stunning new wildlife overpass. The Bow Valley Gap wildlife overpass is a ...

Cross the street so the cat can’t cross your path ... This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people’s preferences about animals. It’s left its mark on things ...

Nanoplastics can enter the brain, accumulate in organs, and trigger inflammation. Learn how these invisible pollutants impact ...

It comes as national animal charity Blue Cross says it has seen an increase ... to encourage people to donate food for pets as well as humans. "There is no stigma to asking for help to feed ...

Costa Rica adopted enlightened wildlife protection laws in 2017, guided by the motto "when in doubt, favor nature.” The country became the first in the world to ban wildlife selfies. Its wildlife ...

A new research initiative is investigating how obesity reshapes brain circuits involved in reward, motivation, and emotion, ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds.

Under the leadership of Josephine K. Stegeman, HRVG is committed to advancing human rights, fostering social justice, and ...