For nearly a century, a strange band of thousands of holes carved into a Peruvian hillside has defied explanation. Stretching for nearly a mile (1.5 km) along the edge of the Pisco Valley, Monte ...
Learn which pets are most commonly hoarded and how unchecked breeding and mental health issues drive animal overcrowding.
Learn why sardines vanished, leaving tens of thousands of African penguins starving during their annual moult along South Africa’s coast.
Four new portraits have gone up at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, showcasing this year’s recipients of the ...
At the University of Arizona, a new lab is giving scientists the tools to predict the future of life on Earth. The Data ...
Dissecting the regurgitated nuggets is a popular STEM activity for educators and kids alike. But where do all those pellets ...
Petland has been selling sick puppies to people, along with exorbitant interest rates on loans that are more akin to predatory payday loans.
New research exposes the staggering scale of the global wildlife trade entering the U.S., painting a disturbing picture of a ...
This is where Collective Adaptive Intelligence (CAI) comes in. CAI is a form of collective intelligence in which the ...
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Like Animals

We, humans, treat animals like animals, so why should we be surprised when we treat humans like animals? If only we could bring ourselves to like animals.
Snakes have intrigued scientists for centuries. Studying these serpents has offered clues into their bodies, venom chemistry, ...
Study finds CRISPR/Cas gene editing causes “chromatin fatigue” – another surprise mechanism by which it can produce unwanted ...