After getting wet, many hairy mammals–particularly dogs–shake off the excess ... The findings are detailed in a study published November 7 in the journal Science. The wet dog shakes are an effective ...

Facebook and Instagram can boost wildlife conservation efforts through public awareness and engagement, according to a new study.

Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...

When hairy mammals feel something on their back ... The study is published in the journal Science.

A new science centre which will play a major role in the conservation of the world’s most threatened species has opened at ...

Wildlife biologists have determined that hunters talking afield will send most animals in flight faster than gunshots or dogs ...

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the ...

Wet dog shakes” – a common reflex behavior shared among many hairy mammals and designed to expel water and irritants from their coats – happens when particular mechanoreceptors are activated, ...

A study published in the journal Pest Management Science sheds light on the behavior of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) ...

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

The "RNA world" hypothesis proposes that the earliest life on Earth may have been based on RNA—a single-stranded molecule similar in many ways to DNA—like some modern viruses. This is because, like ...