Elephants were thought of as fierce and frightful monsters in antiquity, very real though rarely seen until...
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.
An intricate basin features sea creatures, birds, and mythological beasts, which bore a multitude of meanings to...
Leonardo da Vinci saw in animals the ‘image of the world’. About six months ago I stopped...
In Europe in the Middle Ages (476-1500 CE), dogs performed many services. Introduction Dogs have played a...
The Whitney hall was once one of the crown jewels of the museum, alongside the halls of...
Plants flower earlier, and insects – birds’ food – develop earlier. Viktoriia Radchuk, an evolutionary ecologist at Berlin’s Leibniz...
Discussing the role of animals in transport, logistics, cavalry and communications in the First World War. Introduction...
At the Battle of Pelusium in 525 BCE, Cambyses II reportedly turned Egyptian reverence for cats and...
In short, the new fragment reveals a vision of humanity as a process of maturation that unfolds...
The social context of cloth from the Neolithic to Bronze Age as seen in the Hallstatt prehistoric...
Rugendas up the challenging mission of drawing and conveying the New World to Europe. A significant weakness...
Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are...
Animals have always been central to human culture, as cave paintings around the world attest. In more...
Books had the practical aim of helping children to learn to read, count, and understand the world...
Examining the role of animals in Thai manuscript art. Illustrations of real and mythical animals play an...
Animals are history-shaping actors in many fields of historical research. Introduction Animals have become an important topic...
War animals have been with us for a very long time. There’s a good chance you’ve come...
You’ve come a long way, baby. moggafogga, CC BY-NC-ND The how and the when of dog domestication are fairly...
So, you found my ancestors? Are you sure this time? epsos There has been much debate about how cats...
A discussion of Avicenna’s 11th-century points of view on rabies and compare them with modern medical knowledge....
DNA studies reveal that African elephants belong to a very successful and widespread family. For a long...
Photo by japiot, Wikimedia Commons Examining a few references in the Homeric epics and Herodotus. Kosmos Society...
Yeah, they messed with my genes. attawayjl Research shows that the genes of the modern horse were forged...
Photo by Neko412, Pixabay, Creative Commons Scientists have shown the origins of today’s popular ‘tabby’ cat. By Dr. Jan...
Official mascot of the 102nd Infantry, 26th “Yankee” Division, and the first dog to be given rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. While...
North American bison roam the Lamar Valley in Montana. Photo by Neal Herbert/Flickr By Dr. Elizabeth Boakes /...
Andy McLemore/Flickr/Creative Commons   By Dr. Raymond Coppinger (left) and Dr. Mark Feinstein (right) / 05.04.2016 Coppinger:...
A floor mosaic from Pompeii depicting a guard dog. (1st century CE) / Wikimedia Commons Dogs have been a part of...
Crowds watching Obaysch, London Zoo’s first hippopotamus in 1852. / Wikimedia Commons According to the American Zoo...
Pilot whales stranded on Farewell Spit, 2015. By Dr. Ellen F. Arnold / 03.09.2016 Associate Professor of...