It’s that time of year again: PEOPLE magazine is on the search for the World’s Cutest Dog. The magazine has partnered with Pedigree for the eighth year in a row. Entries are open most of the month, ...

The sprawling Black Beauty Ranch, in East Texas, takes its name from the classic 1877 novel. Narrated by a horse, "Black Beauty" encouraged readers see the world from an animal's point of view. "The ...

Scott Simon tells tales of how different animals unlock our hearts and deserve respect for their own magnificence and the ...

Researchers have developed a new video hardware and software system to show humans how insects and other animals experience color. Here, they show an orange-barred sulphur butterfly as it might look ...

CHIÈVRES, Belgium — Every year on Oct. 4, people around the globe come together to celebrate World Animal Day. This special day aims to raise awareness about animal welfare and promote the protection ...

Food loss and waste is a global concern. 30 to 40% of our annual production, 80 billion pounds of food, are wasted annually, or, in more human terms, 242 pounds per person. 22% of our landfills are ...

Researchers have been dreaming of an Internet of Animals. They’re getting closer to monitoring 100,000 creatures—and revealing hidden facets of our shared world. There was something strange about the ...

Rachel Feltman: Who here grew up loving animals? Personally, I had a five-foot-long [one-and-a-half-meter-long] iguana who taught himself to use the cat’s litter box. That dude was the best. But, of ...

Elizabeth MeLampy’s new book titled Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human is a riveting, much-needed account of animal festivals from the animals’ ...