Summer heatwaves can be dangerous for stray animals. Here are 8 simple ways you can help street dogs, cats and birds stay cool, hydrated and safe during extreme heat.

The stereotype of violent chimpanzees and peaceful bonobos may be wrong, according to new research comparing aggression in both apes.

Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

Something always waits for a chance to ruin a garden harvest. Birds eye the berries, squirrels plot their raids, and insects ...

What’s less well known is allowing your domestic cat to roam outside exposes them to considerable danger – and the risk of a short life. About two-thirds of all Australian cat owners have had a cat ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

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 ...

The results show how relatively small dietary adjustments could influence the course of disease. According to the researchers ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Families traded screens for sunshine last Saturday as the monthly Animal Encounters event returned to the Broken Wire Ranch on Guillory Road in Orange, […] ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

Discover the brain science behind how birds learn to sing, from song nuclei to social cues and critical learning windows.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.