Life can be a struggle for power – not just for people but for nonhuman animals, too....
Animals
Animals have occupied human homes and imaginations throughout history, while also sustaining economies and reshaping environments. Their stories reveal changing ideas about nature and humanity’s responsibilities toward other species.
We hear about the thousands of species that have gone extinct since the dawn of time, from...
Herodotus actually deals with a wide array of animals throughout his work. Introduction The Greek historian Herodotus provides an accurate description...
A growing number of cities are passing and enforcing their own wild animal performance bans. Introduction In...
A focus on literature, reportage and illustration, and material culture. By Dr. Laurence Roussillon-ConstantyProfessor, Arts and LanguagesUniversité...
Legal experts see potential in the “shift in legal standing of nonhumans that constitutional recognition can precipitate.”...
The Spanish American War was pivotal in the establishment of the Veterinary Corps. The U.S. Army Veterinary...
How researchers ensure humane care of their subjects from start to finish. Introduction A proposed measure in Switzerland would...
Taking your dog on vacation is a great way to get some quality time together. But with...
The eagle was part of a wave of feathered invaders, and its story holds lessons for today...
The Barnacle Goose myth was propagated during the early Medieval period through Bestiaries. Introduction One version of...
A spectral journey through collisions between elephant and machine revealing latent anxieties at the century’s turn. This...
Reviewing current knowledge of the history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere. By Dr. Andres Velasco-VillaMicrobiologistCenters for...
The beloved animal has shaped human history over millennia, just as people have influenced its evolution. Introduction...
The British establishment blamed the close loss on an Irish horse. This is the case for the...
One species of eel can discharge 860 volts of electricity, 200-fold higher than the top voltage of...
Historians aren’t sure exactly when the first zoo was built, but humans have kept exotic animals for...
America’s Native horses never went extinct. They survived the Ice Age and lived among Native people. Introduction...
We have begun to understand their facial expressions and body language. By Dr. Marc-Antoine FardinRheology ResearcherUniversité de...
Biomimetic bots can teach researchers a lot about how creatures interact in the natural world. Introduction Honeybees...
Seeing the feathered members of a Getty art collection through an expert’s eyes. Introduction As artistic styles...
In the cheeps, trills, and tweets of birdsong, scientists find some parallels with human speech. Introduction In...
There are no more ivory-billed woodpeckers or Bachman’s Warblers on Earth, but they’ve left an echo behind....
Giving the body the right conditions for regrowth might allow people to recover lost limbs and repair...
A focus on animals in surroundings that resemble their native habitat, behaving in ways that are typical...
The flamboyant big-cat aficionados of the Gilded Age weren’t strangers to fierce competition, threats, and bizarre drama....
Since pet adoption rates have skyrocketed in conjunction with the pandemic, the pet insurance industry is also...
The ‘horse-rider theory’ (kibaminzokusetsu) was proposed by the historian Egami Namio in 1948. Introduction The ‘horse-rider theory’...
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human...
There are likely thousands of coronaviruses across the planet living in virtually all animals. By Michaeleen DoucleffCorrespondent,...