Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

These marine mammals have a bad reputation online, but the truth behind their behavior might surprise you. Male bottlenose dolphins (pictured, animals in French Polynesia's Rangiroa Channel) ...

ATLANTA — A metro couple remains in custody after being arrested on felony aggravated animal cruelty charges last week. Investigators say Elijah Cox, 23, and Chakyra Stanford, 20, lied about their dog ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two Fayette County animal control officers became unlikely heroes Monday when they rescued a child on the autism spectrum who had run away from school and was heading toward ...

A quick-thinking couple freed a trapped hummingbird in Oxnard, California. Corrine L. Draper spotted the tiny bird stuck inside her condo. "I immediately called my husband and asked him to bring a ...

Researchers warn that they can distort our connection to wildlife. By Margherita Bassi Published Nov 8, 2025 10:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows. When you purchase through links on our ...

What makes us human? What (if anything) sets us apart from all other creatures? Ever since Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, the answer to these questions has pointed us back to our own animal ...

Neuroscientists have found that when people read, their brains don’t just process words — they simulate the story world. Functional imaging studies show that as a character in a book moves, sets goals ...

Do AI chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies selling these AI-powered kiddie companions are marketing them, but The ...