Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Some 450 mostly rescue or disabled animals are housed at Happy Pants Ranch. 34 animals were rescued from a property littered with waste and hundreds of empty cans in Walsall. The RSPCA sees 260 ...

The words reindeer and caribou are largely interchangeable, but depending on where you live, there may be different naming conventions. In Europe and Asia, these animals are always called reindeer, ...

Some rare bits of Christmas mythology are even stranger still—like the one that claims that at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, animals gain the power of speech. The legend—most ...

The markets soared following Election Day, prompting some experts to say "animal spirits" are back. As of Monday, the postelection market fervor had started to subside to pre-election levels.

Ever wonder which animal is the longest-living on Earth? Nature and evolution are astounding, with some creatures defying imagination by living for decades or even centuries. Here are the ...

This breakthrough reshapes our understanding of the genetic origins of stem cells, offering a new perspective on the evolutionary ties between animals and their ancient single-celled relatives.

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. We were living in a cataclysmic age of mass extinction and climate instability even ...

is professor of sleep physiology and tutorial fellow in medicine at the University of Oxford, as well as vice-president of the European Sleep Research Society and a TEDx speaker.

Do you think teeth are boring or gross? From the iron-laden teeth of Komodo dragons to the horns on unicorns of the sea, the animal kingdom is filled with marvelous dental adaptations that will ...

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 ...