The rebellious teenage son of a former colleague used to confront his father with this taunt: "Say, Dad, what's new in history?" He had a point. The past has already happened, so it seems difficult to ...

University of Dayton Assistant Professor of Environmental History Daniel Vandersommers is using animal history to examine a storied American institution in his new book, Entangled Encounters at the ...

A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ancient oceans.

While nonhuman animals (animals) have played a large role in many aspects of human history, most traditional historical works either give them passing coverage or ignore them totally. 1 That is among ...

International Animal Rights Day 2025 highlights global efforts to protect animals from cruelty. Know its history, ...

Dan Vandersommers is an assistant professor of environmental history and a lead editor of the journal Animal History, published with the University of California Press and housed at the University of ...

The bees are disappearing, but at least the ticks are on the rise. And just in case you want to make a tick a pet, I warn you, they're very clingy. Is this history? To say human and animal history are ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Liz P.Y. Chee vividly remembers the first time she visited a bear farm. It was 2009, and Chee, who was working for a Singapore-based animal welfare group, ...