The Garland Animal Shelter is inviting kids to make a difference one story at a time during their Reading to Pets event on Wednesday. According to the animal shelter, the event gives kids a chance ...

The demand for exotic pets, zoo animals, and ingredients for traditional medicines continues to build an underground network of merchants despite national and international legislation intended to ...

Are animals even capable of creating art? And how can we tell whether something is a work of art rather than just a coincidentally beautiful object? As a philosopher and artist who's interested in ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead moving toward alternative testing models such ...

The National Park Service has edited a page on its website that describes the Underground Railroad to reduce the emphasis on Harriet Tubman, instead highlighting “Black/White cooperation.” ...

By Sara Ruberg A National Park Service web page about the Underground Railroad appeared to have been restored on Monday to prominently show the abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman, after it had ...

Friends of Hopewell Furnace is seeking donations to support its efforts to ensure the feeding and care of animals at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. The federal government has frozen ...

Researchers have long debated about the relationship between avian and mammalian intelligences. One possibility is that intelligence in vertebrates — animals with backbones, including mammals and ...

Whereas animal cultures affect just a few crucial behaviors, such as courtship and feeding, human cultures cover a massive and constantly expanding set of activities, from clothing to table ...

An animal sanctuary owner overrun with abandoned ... for a convenient meat supply while wild rabbits live in large underground warrens. “Above ground, they cover a massive area every day.