A 40-year-old man from Worli has been sentenced to four months of rigorous imprisonment after his pet husky bit his neighbour ...

Researchers compared the whole genome sequence of two genetically distinct lineages of bed bug, and their findings indicate bed bugs may well be the first true urban pest.

Scientists examined the genomes of two bedbug lineages to trace how their population sizes have changed over time ...

“That makes sense because modern humans moved out of caves about 60,000 years ago,” added study co-author and Virginia Tech ...

A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil from Germany’s Messel Pit could teach us about the evolution of insect communication.

Over the past three years, avian influenza (H5N1) has spread around the U.S. and affected many species of birds and mammals, ...

The authors discuss the case of Flanders v. Goodfellow, and how this was a "landmark decision that significantly reshaped the ...

Consider why rats may be your next choice for a pet. First off, pet rats are the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the ...

Researchers identified an unusual genetic mutation in orange domestic cats that has not been found in any other animal, ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...

The authors discuss two cases, Bard v. Jahnke and Flanders v. Goodfellow. "The rule that a person injured by an animal could ...