Every October 4, people around the world come together to celebrate World Animal Day, recognizing the many ways animals enrich our lives and sustain the world we share. Whether providing companionship, supporting healthy ecosystems, or inspiring wonder and discovery, animals play a vital role in...
Introduction Rabies is a frightening viral disease that, once contracted by a human patient, is always fatal. The first phase of the infection, incubation, can last from weeks to months, during which the virus replicates without causing symptoms. The first symptoms include fever and malaise, and...
For most of the last four centuries, the beaver's relationship with North America was transactional. Europeans wanted its fur to make hats. Farmers wanted the dams gone from their fields. Homeowners wanted its flooding to stop. In each case, the animal was assessed by what...
Marius Gilbert, a geospatial analyst at the University of Brussels, and ten colleagues from around the world have published a paper that tracks how the raising of farmed animals shifts from extensive husbandry to intensive systems as a country's per capita GDP rises. A summary...
Introduction Recent articles defending or examining animal research are common in North America and Europe, but much less common from scientists in the Global South. Mario Treviño and Oscar Arias-Carrión from Mexico are exceptions to that rule and have produced an excellent analysis of the current...
Across much of North America, coyotes have become increasingly visible neighbors. Once associated primarily with prairies, deserts, and rural landscapes, they are now common in suburbs, city parks, golf courses, and even densely populated urban neighborhoods. Their presence can inspire a range of reactions—from fascination...
In 1989, The Lancet published a letter from two British dermatologists describing an intriguing anecdote of a canine possibly detecting cancer. A British woman noticed that her dog kept sniffing a mole on her leg and seemed unusually focused on that spot. At first, she...
It is now widely accepted that sharing one's home with a companion animal, especially a dog, confers both organic and mental health benefits on the humans in the pet-owning household. This recognition of the health benefits of companion animals has been shaped by marketing campaigns...
India's tiger recovery is one of the most closely watched conservation stories in the world. The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation reported 2,967 tigers in 2018 -- roughly three-quarters of the world's wild tiger population -- and marked a major milestone: India had...
A recent scientific paper explains why cats can right themselves when falling, so they always land on their feet. How they managed this feat had been a mystery, but Yasuo Higurashi and his colleagues report that they have solved it. Cats, it turns out, have...
