When large and warty cane toads were first brought to Australia nearly 100 years ago, they had a simple mission: to gobble up beetles and other pests in the sugarcane fields. Today, though, the toads ...

Conservation K-9 pilot project uses a trained dog to humanely guide elk and bighorn sheep away from developed areas.

Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in biodiversity. According to researchers from the University of Victoria and the Max ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animal nervous systems may lose their adaptive edge with climate change. PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Human-driven ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking method to predict and replicate complex animal movements, opening new frontiers in behavioral research and robotics. Summary: Researchers have created a ...

Being conscious basically means being awake, aware, and able to perceive one's thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. It represents what is called a "first-person" subjective experience. Behavioral ...

In the last 20 years, law enforcement, policymakers, health care professionals, and the general public have become more aware of the significant link between animal abuse and child abuse. As with ...