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

Discover how pets boost mood, lower stress, and improve health, backed by science exploring the powerful human-animal bond.

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The Vertebrate Genomes Project: It's an ambitious effort by an international group of scientists to create a "Genome Ark" by sequencing the genomes of about 70,000 animal species. The hope is that ...

With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside. With a ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...

Focus on animal or public health through the interdisciplinary master's or Ph.D. in animal and veterinary science at the University of Wyoming. You’ll learn from UW faculty who are experts in various ...

Humans are captivated by the idea of finding life elsewhere in the universe – and even more by the idea that life, if found, might resemble the complex, animal life here on Earth. One of the easiest ...

When Lexi Roloson decided to become a veterinarian, she had a problem: it was her senior year of college, and she had zero veterinary work experience, a requirement for the competitive veterinary ...