PARIS (Reuters) - Vaccinating animals more widely could help stop the spread of deadly diseases, protect public health and keep global trade flowing, the head of the World Organisation for Animal ...

International Animal Rights Day 2025 highlights global efforts to protect animals from cruelty. Know its history, significance, and why December 10 is vital for ethical treatment.

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...

Companion animals such as dogs and cats do so much to comfort us when we need them. Pets offer companionship in more than 86 million U.S. households, and studies have shown they can provide a variety ...

Subin Han was one of the millions worldwide who contracted COVID-19. As she recovered in quarantine at her parents’ home in Seoul, South Korea, the young scholar wondered how people could better ...

Some say the oldest known human settlement is Uruk, in modern-day Iraq. Others say Jericho, in Palestine. Wherever it is, it must be the place where synurbization—the process of wildlife adapting to ...

With many settlements nestled into remote locations, some communities in India have been noted for their vulnerability to animal attacks. In an effort to protect both humans and wildlife, one town in ...