If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact between different groups often drives change. A new study led by an ...

Animal models have long shaped how biomedical research is conducted. They have influenced how diseases are studied, how ...

Horses detect human fear through smell alone and exhibit fearful behavior through emotional contagion mechanism.

While it was already known that human activity changes the environment, Phys.org reported that a recent study, published in the journal Science, has shown the effect of human activity on animal ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 02 Zero hunger, SDG 03 Good health and well-being, SDG 14 Life Below Water, SDG 15 Life on Land and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption & ...

Language shapes the way we view our world. In the field of wildlife conservation, even very subtle word choices drive peoples’ perceptions around individual species or situations. These word choices ...

Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) is an emerging field dedicated to designing and evaluating technologies that enhance interspecies communication and interactivity. This domain not only focuses on ...

Gazing into your furry friend's eyes and giving it pets can cause your brain to synchronize with theirs, scientists have discovered. This kind of synchronization of brain waves, known as interbrain ...

While the latest UK Government report into animal testing was keen to highlight a (very slight) decrease from 2.67 million ...

Source: Nenad Stojkovic. 2021. 'Young child and an old person are petting grey cute cat'. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 by Yi-Ping Tsai and Damien W. Riggs Imagine coming home after a long day of ...