Oct. 22, 2026 Scientists have uncovered a strange pattern in urban bird behavior: Across five European countries and 37 species, birds consistently fled sooner when approached by women than men.

For 75 years, the Animal Welfare Institute has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people. We envision a world where the treatment of animals is rooted in dignity and compassion.

The Animal Science Department at the University of Wyoming is guided by land-grant principles – serving students, consumers, and animal agriculture stakeholders. As the state's sole four-year ...

October 16, 2026 • Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park. October 11, ...

Did you know that bees can help keep us safe from wandering elephants? Or that sharks keep CO2 out of the atmosphere? The animals around us—and around the world—help protect us, each other, and the ...

Animal biotechnology is a branch of biotechnology in which molecular biology techniques are used to genetically engineer (i.e. modify the genome of) animals in order to improve their suitability for ...

Vote your values with your spending. Let companies know that compassion matters to their customers. Did you know? Legumes deliver 6-9 grams of protein in a single ounce—on par with amounts delivered ...

In Drosophila, the protein Lsp2, which is induced by dietary essential amino acids, is a key physiological effector of mTORC1, and mutant flies that lack the Lsp2 gene exhibit reduced translation of ...

Sep. 19, 2026 A deep-sea microbe uses an exceptionally heat-resistant enzyme to turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia at temperatures that would destroy most proteins. Its unusual structure and a ...

Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) are agricultural operations where animals are kept and raised in confined situations. An AFO is a lot or facility (other than an aquatic animal production facility) ...

Andrew Coles denies claims he deceived a young woman into sex while infiltrating an activist group. An international rescue operation for the last 30 captive whales in Canada made headlines. Then five ...

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