People may think it odd that as a practitioner of New Orleans Voodoo and Lucumi (Santeria) I would want to review a book focusing on Animal Lessons. Written by Danielle MacKinnon, Animal Lessons : ...

Last week I read an essay by New Scientist staff writer Graham Lawton with the catchy title, "Life in the anthropause." The online version is titled "Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human ...

Sixty-five percent of households in the U.S.—almost 80 million families—own a pet today, according to a survey by the American Pet Products Association. In addition to offering unconditional love and ...

In their fight for mates, food and territory, animals use the weapons they were born with - teeth and claws, horns and hooves. Human animals can use fists and feet, but we have been able to augment ...

It was about year ago that I started volunteering at SASHA Farm Sanctuary. I remember the first time I ever went there: I was so excited to see all the animals. Don’t get me wrong–I had seen these ...

What makes a good leader? A team of psychologists, mathematicians, anthropologists and biologists came together over the past two years to find an answer to this question – by looking at animals. The ...

Animals have always shared our planet, our homes, and sometimes even our emotions. While humans often see themselves as more intelligent beings, animals possess qualities that remind us of what truly ...