A “good dog” is considered ideal: calm, compliant, inconspicuous. One that simply functions. But this image can be misleading. What seems exemplary at first glance doesn’t always tell the whole story.

For more than a century, the fruit fly has been a workhorse of the biological sciences that has helped scientists to make ...

A sweeping exploration of how ancient civilizations—from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica—interpreted comets and meteors as divine ...

Psychologist Zazie Todd makes the science of dog and cat behavior widely accessible and teaches pet guardians how to use ...

Giving lemurs the chance to use technology to share control of sensory experiences with zoo visitors can help create meaningful connections between humans and animals, new research suggests.

Gut bacteria create smells that influence behavior, shaping aggression and social hierarchy through the brain.

Every organism must be able to respond to stimuli in its environment, but when animal sizes strain the limits of neuron ...

They aren’t based on a formal research framework, it's more of a clinical communication tool, a way of helping veterinary ...

Blushing is one behavior you may have wanted to eliminate completely, but there is a strong, adaptive reason why evolution ...

In this Q&A, Tiffany Tupler, DVM, CBCC-KA, HAB, breaks down the feline behaviors most commonly misread by owners and the role ...