Wildfire smoke, lead paint and other environmental toxins are health hazards for animals, too.
Author: Emily Anthes
In a Toxic World, Pets Could Be Vital Health Watchdogs
A better understanding of how pollution affects pets could benefit humans and animals alike.
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research With iNaturalist
Thousands of scientific papers have used data collected by users of the platform iNaturalist, according to new research.
New Global Atlas Highlights Surprising Hot Spots of Fungal Biodiversity
A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.
Don’t Like Eating Insects? Your Pet Might.
Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?
Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat
Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.
Think You Understand Your Dog? Think Again.
People interpret a dog’s emotions based on its situation and have “a big blind spot” for the actual animal, a new study found.
All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song.
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.
For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already Here
Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild.
Can These Ex-Hollywood Chimps Find a Place Among the Apes?
Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind.