Talking to animals has long been a human fantasy. But what is the nature of animal communication—and how does chirping and barking differ from human language? This is the first episode in a two-part ...

Is Anyone Listening?: What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us Denise L. Herzing Univ. Chicago Press (2024) The summer of 1985 marked Denise Herzing’s first time swimming with wild Atlantic ...

When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals' ...

Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states. By Brandon Keim ...

Researchers studied more than 400 cat owners and their pets' behavior after another animal died in the same household Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the ...

Human movement today is about 40 times greater than the combined movement of all wild animals - including land mammals, birds, and arthropods.