Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

The grass is green, and the sun is up, and it is just the best day to be outdoors to soak up the sun and some lovin’, especially when you are only a year old and have two massive, fluffy bodyguards.

Unseen but all around us, the air we breathe in enclosed spaces is crucial to our health and well-being. Indoor air is not simply outdoor air that has been run through a filter: it has its own ...

You could be the bravest, strongest dog in the world. But a two-year-old human sister will soften you like nothing else. Hippo the American Bully is the perfect example of that. He is a total “couch ...

Dogs have a special chemistry with humans that goes back many tens of thousands of years. Researchers investigated this special evolutionary relationship from a number of different angles. Their ...

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 ...

Life with huge dogs and a toddler involves a lot of cleaning and patience. Especially when everyone is out on the balcony ...

Brian Hare began studying dog intelligence as an undergraduate at Emory University in the 1990s, after realizing that Oreo, his Labrador retriever, had a remarkable ability. Unlike other animals, even ...

Ever watch your dog freeze at a blank wall or tilt their head like a tiny scholar? They often pick up whispers of movement and frequency shifts that our ears simply miss. Understanding these strange ...

If you’re one of the many Massachusetts residents sick with the flu right now, you may be distancing yourself from others to prevent the spread. But there is at least one close relation you don’t need ...