When it comes to affectionate and friendly animals, most people opt for cats or dogs, but there are others who take a more interesting route, choosing rodents, birds, reptiles, or fish. Signs that a ...

Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin, says science writer Helen Pilcher ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Photo: visualspace/E+ via Getty Images. I’ll never forget the time I drove up to my house in Florida soon after moving from up North and saw a big black snake sprawled out on my driveway. I let out a ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Clive Phillips has received funding from several not-for-profit groups, including Voiceless and AnimalKind, to help make this book open access. He has previously had funding from several government ...