Mesmerism therapy according to an anonymous French painting dated between 1778 and 1784. The woman on the right is the famous pianist and composer Maria Theresia von Paradis. Credit: Wellcome Images / ...

When migrating, sockeye salmon typically swim up to 4,000 miles into the ocean and then, years later, navigate back to the upstream reaches of the rivers in which they were born to spawn their young.

Large collections of animals, such as flocks of birds or schools of fish, are difficult to model mathematically. A large flock of starlings, for example, may contain thousands of individuals covering ...

Hannah Routhier, seasonal keeper in the animal encounters village at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, fed a sloth at Lubeck Elementary School. (Photo by James Dobbs) LUBECK — Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ...

Chip Wells presents a mild, polite demeanor. There’s a Southern sensibility in the man that makes personal, yet common, questions – his age, for example – seem invasive. When it comes to animals, ...

Looking through the over 2,000 submissions for the fourth annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, this year’s judges were astonished by the displays of animal romance. It “seemed to be the year of ...

The cat came back. We thought he was a goner. That is thanks largely to the writings of Donald R. Griffin, whose careful elucidation of bat sonar stands as a research milestone. His unimpeachable ...

The distance is only a few miles, but it could mean the difference between life and death for some homeless pets. That’s why Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control officials want to make the trip ...