There is more to treating animals in an appropriate way than keeping them healthy. Are we right to use animals as objects of entertainment? From the welfare point of view it is wrong to keep an animal ...

Population genomic analysis of South Pacific humpback whales infer a recent population decline, potentially caused by commercial whaling. Mitogenomic data indicate strong female-driven ...

Apr. 22, 2026 A vivid green pitviper hiding in Sichuan’s misty mountains has been revealed as a completely new species. Scientists had overlooked it for decades, assuming it was a common snake—until ...

Plants are able to make their own food when sunlight shines on their leaves. Unlike plants, animals, including humans, can't make their own food. This means they need to find their nutrition by eating ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the regulation ...

These amazing conservationists have dedicated their lives to saving animal species. The buttery voice of this British nature historian can be recognized all over the world. Getting his start as a ...

Even though scientists are continually trying to minimize the use of animals and to replace them with non-animal alternatives, animal research remains critical and necessary to comply with legal ...