When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, all birds are not created equal. “The scientific community has become accustomed to …

Social bonding between randomly assigned college roommates is not only a human phenomenon, a new study on vampire bats suggests. Vampire bat pairs that were …

Although many wild birds carry Salmonella, the strains of the bacteria they convey usually do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, according to Penn State researchers, who …

An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that humans might give viruses back to animals more often than previously understood. …

Female chimpanzees are less likely than males to go near villages and farmland used by humans, new research shows. Scientists observed chimpanzees in their natural …

From foraging for prey to evading predators, ship strikes or other dangers, a dolphin’s survival often hinges on being able to crank up the speed …

A supportive environment can bring out the best in an individual — even for a bird. After an E.coli outbreak in 2006 devastated the spinach …

Managing the United States’ growing wild pig population has become a significant challenge over the past few decades, but new research from the University of …

Just because you’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean everything isn’t actually trying to kill you. Ground squirrels have few natural defenses against predators, so they rely …

Black bears (Ursus americanus) reproduced at a younger age in urban areas and were nearly twice the size of bears in national forests shortly after …