You might not think twice about grabbing a bag of chips or a brightly colored candy from the grocery store shelf. Yet the ...

Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

All European vulture species have been extirpated in the Carpathians for a century; victims of persecution, habitat loss, and ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to have ever ...

Two genetic analyses suggest that our feline friends reached China around 1,400 years ago via the Silk Road, and that they ...

New data shows Ice Age hunters used Mezhyrich’s mammoth-bone shelters briefly, highlighting adaptations in a volatile, frigid ...

Join in a festive run/walk to support local pet welfare at Albert Ray Massey Park, 1001 NW 34th St. The 5K-9 and 10K-9 races start at 8 a.m. Dec. 6. Participants are encouraged to bring their ...

From surfing dogs to painting ponies and goal-scoring turtles, The Big Pet Project introduces viewers to Ireland’s weirdest, ...

Reindeer are such icons of Christmas that today they pull sleighs through shopping malls. But these beautiful animals were ...

Bringing down an elk, buffalo or musk ox, let alone a human, does not present much of a challenge. Luckily, they tend to ...

Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. Sunny southern slopes attract birds to live at higher elevations than ...