Scientists are studying how animals think and perceive the world around them.

More than fifty percent of pet dogs and almost sixty percent of pet cats are obese.

Scientists recently discovered that neanderthals would eat chyme, a mixture of partially digested food and stomach acid found in animals' stomachs.

People with this particular gene mutation lived 10% longer, had lower incidences of diabetes, and better general cardiovascular health.

We've all had a moment in our childhood when we came across an abandoned baby animal, and felt the need to care for the little creature. However, before you denigrate other species' parenting, let alone actively interfere with it, you should know that it's rarely the case that the baby animals you run across have actually been abandoned. Learn more on this Moment of Science.

Psychologists are studying the different cognitive factors that might contribute to a person's attitudes towards religion.

Learn more about the amazing order of reptiles, Testudines.

Benjamin Franklin conducted experiments to understand heat by using a silver dollar and a candle.

Scientists made titi monkeys jealous to study what a jealous brain looked like.

Indoor cats lose track of seasonal changes and therefore shed steadily throughout the year.