Pets are great. You can play and cuddle and go for walks with them. They also help against loneliness. But not everyone shares this enthusiasm. Some people are literally allergic to cats, dogs and the ...

Even though animals don’t buy pumpkin spice toothpaste in the fall or plant way too many petunias in the spring, their behavior still changes with the seasons. Some popular 'facts' you've heard your ...

Animal minds are remarkable, but hype distorts them. Better science keeps the wonder and fixes the myths shaping public debate ...

We carry around a lot of assumptions about animals, often shaped by old stories, cartoons, or scenes in movies. Some of these ideas seem harmless, but many don’t hold up when you look at the facts.

As of 2021, 45.3 million U.S. households reported keeping one or more pet cats. Despite their popularity as companions, misunderstandings about cat behavior are common. People’s expectations of cats ...