Dogs have been part of our lives for so long even the science about when and how we domesticated them from the wild animals they once were is murky. What is less of a grey area is the huge role they ...

Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets—animals kept for companionship, not for food or ...

Because Ottomans dominated trade in the eastern Mediterranean, a lot of produce coming to Europe was seen as “Turkish.” So a precious stone from Persia was named “Turkey stone,” and the French version ...

Until very recently, horses were our main means of transportation and labor. Humans have been hunting horses since around 300 ...

Likewise, new techniques for recovering ancient proteins from human dental plaque have shown no evidence of horse milk in the ...

Ever wonder which animal is the longest-living on Earth? Nature and evolution are astounding, with some creatures defying ...

Houseflies greatly amplify the risk of human exposure to harmful microorganisms. Flies caught in three hospices carried microbes that may be resistant to antibiotics.

While we aren't sure if turkeys made an appearance on the first Thanksgiving table, they deservedly found a spot in our ...

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

Petting zoos, parks, and America’s pastime: how the language of deterrence depicts nuclear weapons as natural and ...

5 Can I store food outside? “Storing food outside is not food safe for two reasons. The first is that animals, both wild and domesticated, can get into food stored outside, consuming it or ...

Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they ...