At its worst, a nonfiction science book about animal sexuality could read like a dry biology textbook. But that's not the kind of book Eliot Schrefer wrote. His book, called "Queer Ducks (And Other ...

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What do you call a group of butterflies? How many teeth does a wolf have? What's the smallest rodent in the world? If you know the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Although most pet owners consider companion animals to be beloved members of their family, some animals kept as pets sadly experience cruelty and neglect. Animal cruelty involves inflicting harm, ...

How many teeth does a seahorse have? What is the tallest land mammal on the planet? What is the world’s deadliest spider? If you know the answers to those animal trivia questions, then go straight to ...

When life seems a little too serious, there's nothing like animal jokes to make you roar (or hoot or howl) with laughter I’ve been a stand-up and improv comic for 30 years, and I know for a fact that ...

Sadly, it’s estimated that approximately one animal faces abuse every minute somewhere in the U.S. Below, you’ll find more disheartening animal abuse facts and statistics. We’ll never know exactly how ...

From deserts and mountains to oceans and coastlines, the U.S. is teeming with creatures that are anything but ordinary—whether they’re flying up above in the clouds, lurking down in the deep blue or ...

Animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products. Many of these experiments cause pain to the animals involved or reduce their quality of life in ...