Learn how ancient pottery covered in flowers may be humanity’s first attempts at mathematical thinking.

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — The Animal Humane Society (AHS) rescued 41 animals that were living on a property covered in feces and ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

Operation Thunder 2025 rescued nearly 30,000 illegally trafficked animals, spanned 134 countries, and exposed the scale of ...

When animals nod off, they're most vulnerable to sneaky predators. But despite the risks, the need for sleep is so strong ...

Great apes are hugely popular with the public at zoos, but a dark illegal trade is affecting the survival of these much-loved ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 ...