If it feels like your dog is constantly "testing" you, a trainer told Newsweek that you may be reading the behavior wrong.

Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups, including mammals, birds, and reptiles. Still, the meaning of that behavior depends on the species and the context. Behavior that ...

Harbor seal pups will suck their flipper just like human babies will suck their thumbs in order to self-soothe.

Cyberattacks have evolved at a staggering pace, yet the way organizations train employees to defend against them has largely ...

The ability of fish to feel pain has been a long-running debate in the scientific community. On one side, you have the ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...

People don’t just use streets; they respond to them. The placement of curbs, alignment of crossings and painted markings directly shape how safely and predictably people move. How people interpret the ...

In our last AVHS Mountain Mail column, Judy Lore shared a few quizzes, one a true-false quiz about cats. She and I must be on a paws-itively similar wavelength after seeing so many adorable cats ...

When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the story went viral within minutes. The local animal ...

Even with better technology and regulations, human behavior remains the leading cause of workplace incidents. Here’s what safety leaders need to understand—and fix—in 2026. As occupational safety ...

Animals caught acting like humans in hilarious ways. The Trump administration might’ve gone one power grab too far US plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft Aaron Rodgers ...

I have no idea how the world works. I used to trust the science, but then I met some scientists. They are like the blind men who try to describe an elephant based only on the parts of it they can ...