While they don't write love letters, there’s no doubt animals form deep and enduring friendships and use many different ways ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

The family chimp turns rabid, but always seems like a real animal, in Johannes Roberts' slickly executed piece of ...

It turns out that sloths do fart after all. Zoologist and founder of the Sloth Appreciation Society, Lucy Cooke, once gave a ...

Discover the surprising health benefits of farting, from reducing bloating to improving colon health. Learn why this natural ...

Go ahead and get a good whiff of your own farts — scientists say it could help guard against Alzheimer’s. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that hydrogen sulfide — the rotten ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

The Animal Medical Center’s renovated facilities include separate intensive-care areas for cats and dogs and five new operating rooms. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant in the U.S. alone, scientists have turned toward perfecting human-animal chimeras as a ...