Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you think. A classic example of phoresy, the remora uses a modified fin that ...

IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR WILDES AS ALWAYS. SO THE THE BABIES IN THE BARNYARD, THOSE BABY ANIMALS ARE ADORABLE. EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM SCREAMS JUST COME PET ME. BUT WHAT’S THE RISK?

An increasing number of college campuses are offering animal-assisted therapy to students, including Wheaton College in Norton. Tito is a 7-year-old Australian cattle mix and certified therapy dog ...

Or would sheer numbers win? Naturally, that got us thinking–if a gorilla is this powerful, what animals out there are even more dangerous? If you're wondering the same, stick around. We’ve put ...

“This is a perfect spot for horses and livestock.” But it turns out, the home wasn’t fit for animals and definitely not humans, according to Walker County investigators. The five people ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The squirrel has been taunting me for hours.” Or your cat mutters, “Feed me. Then leave me alone.” The idea of animals talking like humans has sparked imaginations for centuries—from folklore and ...

Animal rescuer John DeBacker told News 12 the cats had been abandoned. "I was horrified once I came upon the situation. There was no bottom to the cages, the food and water bowls were bone dry ...

What other animals are prohibited to keep as pets in Alabama? Here's what we know: The state has banned the possession, sale or release of dozens of animals and fish that officials say could harm ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter ...

The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor.