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A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to help. -
Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago. -
Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months. -
The female rhesus macaques staged an escape from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina last year. -
In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting migrating salamanders across a rural road. -
Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world. -
A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps. -
A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe. -
A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability. -
As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution.
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