As a neuroscientist who advocates for housing and testing laboratory animals in natural habitats, I’ve found it amusing to ...

A Soviet zoologist with a passion for long-extinct mammals set out to reinvigorate the landscape of the Caucasus in the 20th ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success ...

While poisoning reduced the rat population temporarily ... “His findings led to the concept of the ‘behavioral sink’ and ...

Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife ...

For one, Muscovy ducks are extremely calm animals that are easy to raise. They are even more chill when raised and socialized ...

The training involved eight rats that were taught to identify contraband hidden among common items like peanuts and washing ...

Squirrels, however, are notorious for that behavior. Rats do it as well. My guess is that a squirrel gathered the bounty and ...

Author Brandon Keim makes a cogent case for reevaluating how we understand - and treat - the creatures around us, even those ...