This is not your grandmother’s “A is for Aardvark” catalog of the world’s animals. Simon Barnes’ A History of the World in 100 Animals is a look at 100 animal species and taxa that have helped shaped ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these ...

While nonhuman animals (animals) have played a large role in many aspects of human history, most traditional historical works either give them passing coverage or ignore them totally. 1 That is among ...

From insects to primates, from dogs and cats to cold-blooded reptiles, animals have played a significant role in space exploration since the first fruit flies launched to Earth's upper atmosphere in ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Liz P.Y. Chee vividly remembers the first time she visited a bear farm. It was 2009, and Chee, who was working for a Singapore-based animal welfare group, ...

Dogs are believed to have been the first domesticated animal species, likely occurring in many locations around the world at least 20,000 years ago to help humans track and hunt wild animals for food.