These results suggest that dogs may recognise stress in their owners, and this could influence their own stress levels, through the process of “emotional contagion”. This is a phenomenon where people, ...

A recent study published in the journal Brain has revealed new insights into the neurological underpinnings of levodopa-induced dyskinesia, a common and debilitating complication of Parkinson’s ...

A new study out of Kyoto University in Japan finds that this particular bodily function is contagious among chimpanzees.

The hundreds of dogs that live in Chernobyl's exclusion zone have caught the attention of researchers interested in the impact of long-term radiation exposure.

This means that cats should be classified as liquids, right? The question is not so easy to answer. “If we wait long enough, ...

The forced swim test has been under scrutiny for its dubious validity. An independent report by the Animals in Science ...

Scotland is a nation of dog-lovers, and the amount of people owning pet pooches is ever-growing. From the Golden Retriever to ...

Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists.

Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

From dust-like orchid seeds to the massive double coconuts, the variation in seed size is one of nature's most striking ...