All animals held in confinement are psychologically and physically at the mercy of their keepers. Keepers include animal care and scientific staff. All keepers must abide by a code of ethics which ...

Animals from completely different branches of the tree of life, such as insects, worms and vertebrates, independently evolved ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

The transition from aquatic to terrestrial life has been one of the most significant evolutionary challenges. This decisive ...