Turns out, some furry friends — and even scaly or slimy ones too — help kids' mental health as well. With one key exception.

An ambitious conservation project off the coast of California has helped save the endangered Santa Cruz Island fox from near ...

The animal organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis for 271 days and represents the first time a pig kidney has been used as a ...

A Canada goose with a bum wing named Geoffrey has inspired years of local lore along the Winooski River in Vermont.

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was published on 1 January ...

A farm which offers residential and day trips for underprivileged children is giving members of the public a rare opportunity ...

But you cannot just pop down to the farm and take a kidney from a pig and put it into a person. The human body would ...

Mufindi. Residents of 10 wards in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, say they can now resume normal activities after a stray lion that had killed livestock and caused fear in their communities was shot ...

New experiments raise important questions about what it means to die. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: New ...

A snake bite in the late 19th century offered little certainty about what would happen next. There were attempts to counter ...

Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals and chirps of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a ...

SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs ...