Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, ...

Dogs and cats who prey on their pet parents after death are often trapped in their homes for days or weeks before their ...

Bite force, a measure of the strength of an animal's bite, helps researchers understand a species' role in the ecosystem.

Cat Warren, author of "What the Dog Knows," talks about what scientists know about working dogs and their powerful sense of smell.

While they don't write love letters, there’s no doubt animals form deep and enduring friendships and use many different ways ...

This unique connection explains why, to many observers, dogs don’t just belong to their owners—they often look and act like them too.

Most of the muscles of your foot let you point your toes down, like when you stand on tiptoes, or lift them up, like when you ...

A tranquil Swedish wetland has yielded a startlingly intimate scene from prehistory, where a 5,000-year-old dog lies ...

Man, it stinks when a television show ends. Mostly because viewers must now sift through dozens of streaming platforms — or their local library — to find another series worth feverishly binge-watching ...

U.S. Army Sergeant Stormy found a starving stray puppy in a bunker while deployed in the Middle East earlier this year Paws of War A U.S. Army veteran had an emotional reunion with the dog he bonded ...

The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...

Holiday decorations usually bring a sense of calm and peace to a home, but Ghost has other plans this December. Amid the twinkling lights and tall nutcrackers, this energetic pup locks herself into a ...