Milk is one of the most familiar things in the world—comforting, wholesome, ordinary. But beneath this common perception lies ...

A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

In China in 2008, contaminated formula made 300,000 babies sick, but millions of others were fine. Gut bacteria may explain why.

For as dangerous as humans are to many animals, the inverse is also true, and these animals do have a history of occasionally ...

This is the heroic moment vets save a sick cow found collapsed behind a building in India. Footage shows the distressed ...

At The Met, “Divine Egypt” brings a 3,000-year pantheon of gods to life through sculpture, relief, and sacred art.

Growing human-grade grains to feed animals in factory farms wastes more food than any other sector, threatening nutrition ...

From raw milk to cod liver oil, few of Kennedy's professed alternatives to mainstream medicine pass scientific muster.

Cats come with plenty of personality and even more misunderstandings. Over the years, assumptions about their behavior and ...

Voices of the Herd' asks us to consider what it is like to be a cow, a highly intelligent and deeply emotional sentient ...

“Cats are very good at hiding discomfort because, in the wild, showing weakness would make them a target for predators,” ...

Researchers and student volunteers pick up what seabirds throw up, then examine it for clues about our impact on the ...