Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in ...

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Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

When you're snacking in the car or out on a hike, it can be tempting to toss away an apple core or citrus peel. This is a bad ...

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Animal lovers point out that eliminating dogs from the streets pose risks of unimaginable ecological imbalances, disease ...

The owner of a rescued lab dog considers if insights gleaned through animal research are enough to justify the practice.

While no illness has been reported so far, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says 54 stores in the state were affected by ...

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Why does one of the world's greatest footballers have a figure of himself doing a poo next to his trophies? Allow us to ...

King County Public Health is investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to a teriyaki restaurant in Bellevue where five people ...

"My father worked as a personal driver for some very wealthy people from the countryside in the UK. He confided in my mother, ...