According to a study recently published in the journal Animal Behaviour, canine companions not only attempt to “help” humans in certain situations,and their actions largely mirror the same responses ...

Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots—and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re one of the many Massachusetts residents sick with the flu right now, you may be distancing yourself from others to ...

Some dogs are more than man's best friend. Service dogs perform critical functions to keep their owners safe, healthy, and independent. Also called "assistance dogs," these specially trained animals ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...