Deep in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mélissa Berthet found bonobos doing something thought to be uniquely human. How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Each spring, a grizzly bear emerges from its den after months of deep hibernation — having eaten nothing, barely moved and slowed its heart and metabolism to a crawl. Yet it wakes up ...

Can animals help students better manage their own feelings? The leader of one popular Florida field trip destination says yes. The Alaqua Animal Refuge, which stretches across 100 acres in Florida’s ...