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 ...

One of the most powerful ways pets save humans is through emotional support. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness are some of the most common challenges people face today. Pets provide unconditional ...

Apple TV’s Born To Be Wild follows six endangered young animals, documenting human-led conservation, rearing, and rewilding efforts. Executive producer Lucy van Beek emphasizes creating hope through ...

Sometimes, animals are in desperate need of saving, and people come to their rescue. While it is usually professionals who ...

Some say the oldest known human settlement is Uruk, in modern-day Iraq. Others say Jericho, in Palestine. Wherever it is, it must be the place where synurbization—the process of wildlife adapting to ...

The persistent presence of humans and their infrastructure in U.S. national parks has yielded dramatic changes in the behaviors of large animals who live there, a new study has found. Even during the ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

Source: Mike Bossley/with permission. Increasing amounts of comparative research clearly show that diverse species of non-human animals (animals) display cultural traditions (such as tail-walking, ...