Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...

Get ready for Valentine’s Day by learning how zoo matchmakers use science to “swipe right” for conservation. Mike Bock Male Andean bear Quito (above) has fathered two cubs at the Smithsonian’s ...

The ability of bats to withstand viral infections, resist cancer, and live long lives makes them an important animal to study to uncover novel pathways for human therapeutics. Bats have been maligned ...

LaBonne is president of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Erastus Otis Haven professor of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University. Imagine a world without lifesaving medicines, ...

Larry Carbone offers an insider's perspective on the ethics of using animals in invasive research, the need for more compassion, and what must be done immediately on their behalf.

It’s easy to forget that most animals don’t see the world the way humans do. In fact, with infrared and ultraviolet sight, many animals experience a world that is completely invisible to us. Now, ...

AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...

Find out how the UK is leading the way in replacing animals in science with strategies that promote non-animal research methods.

It’s a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Bird House. The answer may surprise you! Mike Bock A pair of short-billed dowitchers, foreground, adopt a one-legged ...

Quick Take Eastern Emerald Elysia rely on the algae Vaucheria litorea to complete its development. The sea slug retains ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Tyler ISD students got hands on training in animal science on Thursday as the district’s Career & Technology Center hosted a Doggy Daycare event to take care of local pets. Tyler ...