The benefits of assistive animals for people with physical disabilities have long been recognized by health professionals, but recent research suggests people with mental health issues also can ...

Have you ever wondered how two animals could look so similar that you confuse them? There are many such examples, like ...

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Some animals have more iconic appearances than others — like poison dart frogs, zebras, and cheetahs. Another member of this infamous family: a raccoon. With a bandit-like black mask around their eyes ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

Alcohol — and animals that love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms from fruit ...

If you asked a first-time visitor to describe a javelina, chances are, they'll have no idea what you're talking about. That's because the pig-like creatures are native to Arizona and the southwest ...

A new study has revealed a surprising dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the virus responsible for the global crisis, SARS-CoV-2, now detected "in a large suite of common backyard animals." ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...