Pets - dogs, cats, more

They loved us long before they looked domesticated. Essentially, dogs became man’s best friend back when they still looked a whole lot like wolv... (2020)

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age (2025)

Dogs process the sensory world very differently than humans, but love in a way that is entirely familiar. (2021)

Owners’ willingness to splurge is a treat for a booming industry (2020)

Barbra Streisand is not alone. At a South Korean laboratory, a once-disgraced doctor is replicating hundreds of deceased pets for the rich and famo... (2018)

Sixty years ago, for the first time in history, an animal was launched into orbit. What is her legacy? (2017)

Taking a walk in a puppy's paws can help us understand humankind's best friend. (2020)

Minty chemical in catniplike plant activates their opioid systems—and acts as a mosquito repellent (2021)