Animals

Science

What The Social Habits Of Older Animals Tell Us About Human Aging

ByTim Vernimmen and Knowable Magazine
Science

You Should Be Gentle Parenting Your Pet, An Animal Behavior Expert Reveals

ByElana Spivack
Science

Australian Fossilized Amber Reveals A 42 Million Year-Old Secret

ByMaria Blake, Jeffrey Stilwell and The Conversation
Science

Ancient DNA Just Confirmed A Long-Held Theory About Australia’s Most Controversial Species

ByYassine Souilmi, Gabriel Conroy, Jane Balme, Sally Wasef and The Conversation
Pet Science

Can Dogs Get Heat Stroke? A Veterinarian Reveals the Breeds Most At Risk

ByElana Spivack
Science

Baby Birds Born In Chernobyl Have Weird Microbiomes But Are Surprisingly Healthy

ByLauren Leffer
Pet Science

Should You Feed Your Dog Vegetables? An Animal Nutritionist Reveals the Ultimate Pet Food Hack

ByElana Spivack
Science

4000 Years After Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct, We Might Finally Know Why

ByMarianne Dehasque, Love Dalén and The Conversation
Health

The Link Between Pets And Health Is Massively Misunderstood

ByMichael Schulson and Undark
Reel Science

The Aliens from 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

ByElana Spivack
Health

This Truth About Raw Milk Is Too Often Overlooked

ByJuan Silva, Joel Komakech, Mandy Conrad and The Conversation
Pet Science

What Colors Can Dogs See? An Animal Eye Doctor Debunks A Pervasive Myth About Dog Vision

ByElana Spivack
Science

What Farmers Really Think About the Reintroduction of Wolves

ByJonny Hanson and The Conversation
Pet science

This Ingenious Trick Could Help Your Solitary Cat Adapt to a New Pet

ByElana Spivack
Retrospective

25 Years Ago, PlayStation Released The Perfect Showcase For The Original DualShock Controller

ByTrone Dowd
Science

This Bird Is Way Smarter Than Anyone Gives It Credit For

ByEdwin Dalmaijer and The Conversation
Science

Elephants Give Each Other Unique Names. It Gets Weirder

ByMickey Pardo and The Conversation
Science

The Gas From Cow Burps Could Be the Easiest Greenhouse Gas to Get Rid Of

ByBob Holmes and Knowable Magazine
Pet Science

Why Do Dogs Have Whiskers? A Veterinarian Reveals the Forgotten Reason

ByElana Spivack
Science

Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds

ByBetsy Mason and Knowable Magazine
Science

The Promise — And Perils — Of 5-MeO-DMT

ByUndark and Lourdes Medrano
Pet Science

Should You Feed Your Dog A Raw Meat Diet? Veterinarians Explain the Forgotten Risks

ByElana Spivack
Science

Biologists Still Haven’t Settled A 150-Year-Old Debate About Giraffe’s Necks

ByDouglas R. Cavener and The Conversation
Science

What Self-Medicating Animals Can Teach Us About Medicine

ByAdrienne Mayor and The Conversation
Science

Why The "Sweet" Sound Of Cicadas Have Fascinated Humans For Millennia

ByLinda Evans, Eliza Middleton and The Conversation
Pet Science

Why Do Cats Meow, Exactly? The Unexpected Reason Cats Meow At Humans

ByElana Spivack
Science

Can Beef Be ‘Low Carbon’? The USDA Thinks So

ByGeorgina Gustin and Undark
Science

What The Animal Kingdom’s Most Playful Adults Teach Us About Development

ByZarin Machanda, Kris Sabbi and The Conversation
Science

This Fruit Fly Brain Scan Will Convince You These Pests Are Actually Geniuses

ByKristin Scaplen and The Conversation
Health

What The Science Really Says About CBD For Pets

ByKnowable Magazine and Ula Chrobak
Pet Science

Can Dogs Really Get Seasonal Allergies? These Bizarre Behaviors Could Be A Sign

ByElana Spivack
Science

How Wasps Make Use of Biological Weapons To Conquer Their Prey

ByNala Rogers and Knowable Magazine
Science

Cicadas Squirt Jets of Pee Out Their Backsides — And That’s Not Even The Weirdest Part

ByKiona Smith
Health

This 'Previously Unheard of' Cell Could Explain Why Some Mice Are Amazing Parents

ByElana Spivack
Pet Science

Can You Train Your Cat to Sit? It's Absurdly Easy With This Simple Trick

ByElana Spivack
Science

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Raises the Question: How Intelligent Are Apes?

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Science

“Only Once Every 221 Years:” How Scientists Predict This Rare Clash of Cicada Broods Will Go Down

ByThe Conversation, John Cooley and Chris Simon
Pet Science

Yes, You Can Train Your Cat to Use the Toilet — But Experts Warn of These Potential Consequences

ByElana Spivack
Science

Kentucky Derby Race Horses Are a Paradox — Why It's Nearly Impossible to Predict the Winner

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Pet Science

The Forgotten, Evolutionary Reason Cats Love Being So High Up

ByElana Spivack
Pet Science

Can Dogs Benefit from Psychedelics? Here’s What the Latest Science Says

ByElana Spivack
Reel Science

Sasquatch Sunset Spotlights the Bizarre, Cult-Like World of Lazarus Taxa

ByElana Spivack
Science

Sleeping With Your Pets Could Be Bad For This Unexpected Reason

ByBrian N. Chin and The Conversation
Pet Science

Are Hypoallergenic Pets A Scam? Here’s the Truth From A Veterinarian

ByElana Spivack
Gaming

'Palworld' Update Will Finally Gives Players a Crucial Pokémon Feature

ByTrone Dowd
review

2024's Creepiest Monster Movie Falls Short Of Its Brilliantly Terrifying Premise

ByDais Johnston
Pet Science

Does Your Dog Know What a Baby Is? A Canine Expert Has a Surprising Answer

ByElana Spivack
Pet Science

The Ideal Dog Name, According to Science, Is Certainly Not What You Think

ByElana Spivack
Pet Science

This “Strange Thing” Every Cat Has Under Its Belly Baffles Scientists

ByElana Spivack
Pet Science

Will my cat eat me if I die? Science holds the delicious answer

ByTara Yarlagadda