A 2025 study has challenged the long-held belief that humor undermines scientific credibility, showing instead that well-delivered jokes can enhance relatability and public engagement. This shift ...

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Dr. Mike Dacey analyses the challenges researchers face when studying the cognitive and emotional lives of animals and offers ...

Neukgu appeared to have slipped out of the zoo last week by burrowing under a fence, a zoo official said at the time. A nearby elementary school was closed as a precaution, while ...

In 2000, researchers described an odd fossil found not far from Chicago. It had a round body, finlike structures on one end and a tangle of arms. The fossil was classified as an octopus and named ...

My early days of nursing a newborn felt like I’d transformed into a 24-hour diner. A demanding yet adorable customer flagged me down with piercing cries to demand milk around the clock. Unfortunately, ...

NEW HAVEN — Every week, forensic scientist Virginia Maxwell visits a Connecticut dairy farm where she collects saliva samples from seven Holstein heifers she's been following since birth. She aims to ...

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 ...

Learning about history has no limits, especially when it comes to our planet and all the living creatures who live here. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opens a new exhibit that features ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

SEMO Board approves new animal science, film, cybersecurity and MBA marketing degrees, plus contracts to demolish vacant Brandt Hall by fall 2026. The Southeast Missouri State University Board of ...

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...