Humans have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow, according to a new study out of the University of Montpellier in southern France. Researchers studied tens of thousands of ...

Kerala is witnessing a significant rise in human-wildlife conflicts, particularly in regions like Wayanad and Munnar, driven ...

We like to draw a line between humans and animals, a clear divide built on memory, empathy, and invention. But that line doesn’t always hold. Apes steal territory. Parrots ace memory tests. Bees react ...

While domestic animals gradually became larger over the last 1,000 years, wild animal body sizes shrank. A new study conducted in Mediterranean France identifies one clear common denominator driving ...

Animals considered powerful and ferocious, like lions, tigers, and leopards living in Gorakhpur Zoo, have now fallen prey to ...

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild animals. By Emily Anthes Call it the case of the incredible shrinking cod.

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra Alter’s ...