But when two pet dingoes were shot in the outback, their deaths reignited debate over the animal's place in Australia and whether they can live alongside cattle and sheep. Wild dingo in the bush ...

Why has this election season featured so many stories about animal cruelty? The 2024 campaign has contained many remarkable moments—the Democrats’ sudden switch from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris ...

Despite stories of "wasps getting drunk" and "beetles consuming beer," it has been thought that alcohol consumption in the non-human animal world has not been particularly widespread, deliberate ...

Animals that eat fruits will inevitably consume some that are a little past ripe, and a little more boozy – but for too long we have assumed this is rare and accidental, a team of ecologists argues in ...

When we think of Canadian animals, cultural icons like the moose, beaver, or loon are probably first to come to mind — but according to a new study, the most distinct one from an evolutionary ...

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However, one group of ecologists is challenging the assumption that animals don’t eat ethanol-laden fruits and nectars that often. They argue that since ethanol-laden fruits are present in ...

Animals are remarkable architects. Their nests, tunnel systems and caves are perfectly designed, and some of their structures are thousands of years old. Here are just a few examples of their ...

A philosopher journeys into the world of comparative thanatology, which explores how animals of all kinds respond to death and dying. By Emily Anthes In the summer of 2018, off the coast of ...

Animal populations are a great way of considering the fundamental rules of how aging may shape societies." Like older humans who cut down their social interactions to avoid infections like COVID ...

The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality? What We’re ...