A video showing a woman standing entirely too close to a bear at Great Smoky Mountains National Park ignited frustration ...

A poignant observation at Gold Shaw Farm explores the capacity for emotional complexity and mourning within the duck flock.

In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel posed a deceptively simple question: "What is it like to be a bat?" His point wasn't really about bats. He was offering a provocative challenge about the limits of ...

Tahlequah is an endangered orca that calls the calm, nutrient-rich waters of the Pacific Northwest home. In 2018, the 26-year-old cetacean made headlines across the world as a symbol of animal grief ...

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...

It's time to stop bickering, accept what science tells us, acknowledge the widespread occurrence of intentional behavioral flexibility, and pay attention to why it has evolved.

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or ...

On a warm summer afternoon in Yellowstone National Park, a crowd gathers around a bison. The animal weighs close to a ton. It can run up to 35 miles per hour. A human wouldn’t stand a chance against ...

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

In the age of endless scrolling, these clips seem almost ordinary. A penguin walking away from its colony across the Antarctic ice. A baby monkey clut.

Drew Denny's film Second Nature, narrated and executive produced by Elliot Page, reveals a significant gap in what we were taught about animals in high school biology class, and beyond.

In an interview with Block Club, Susan Cappello rejected claims dogs are being euthanized solely for space reasons and said ...