The MLAS degree is designed to significantly enhance students' credentials and competitiveness for career advancement within the field of laboratory animal science, as well as strengthen their ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

A dog gives a protective bark, sensing a nearby stranger. A cat slinks by disdainfully, ignoring anyone and everyone. A cow moos in contentment, chewing its cud. At least, that’s what we may think ...

Crowds of people gather to watch an evening spectacle on beaches in Southern California: Twice a month, typically from March through August, the sand becomes carpeted with hundreds or thousands of ...

Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science Wide-ranging anecdotal reports and studies ...

Do you prefer working with animals instead of being stationed at a desk? Do you have a preference for running cattle, like your dad, or sheep, like your mom? Are you constantly intrigued by science, ...

The standard ethical guidelines encourage minimizing the use of, and harm to, animals used in research. Some experts propose an additional courtesy: repayment. By Brandon Keim When Lauren Strohacker ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...