Freshwater makes up less than three percent of Earth’s water supply but is home to almost half of all fish species. Puerto Rican mountain mullet reside in El Yunque National Forest. Known to the ...

Humans love looking at cute animals. From dogs and cats to otters and sloths, social media and the internet at large are filled with video after thread after post of viral animal sensations. And when ...

Kenny Torrella is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. This week, a leading wildlife conservation group declared that zoos play an ...

All animals–from corgis to Greenland sharks, from dog ticks to toucans to you–descend from a common ancestor. The fossil record of animals, which runs back over 600 million years, can help us travel ...

In order to effectively avoid and respond to predation, animals must first identify the presence of a potential predator. The ability to recognize predator cues is essential for the initiation of ...

A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience ...

Animals can also be grouped as either predators that eat other animals or prey that are eaten by other animals. All animals need water to survive. Land animals will get water by drinking it. Fish and ...

Charles Darwin enjoys a near god-like status among scientists for his theory of evolution. But his ideas that animals are conscious in the same way humans are have long been shunned. Until now. "There ...

Animal therapy or pet therapy refers to the use of animals as a way to help people cope with and recover from some physical and mental health conditions. Depending on the function of the therapy, ...