Smokey Chestnut Farm in Norton is saving horses from kill pens and enriching the lives of people in the community.

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A livestock virus that was first detected in Europe this summer can infect humans as well, confounding scientists’ ...

Kevin Richardson shares a collection of close interactions with lions and spotted hyenas at his wildlife sanctuary in South Africa. The montage features affectionate greetings, playful behavior, and ...

Speed is not productivity when workers cannot explain AI output or safely anticipate how autonomous machines will behave.

Scientists in China say a single brain cell can behave like a tiny computer, weighing evidence and testing guesses on the ...

What happens when you put an AI on a virtual deserted island, all alone with no task or objective? Apparently, it finds things to do by itself. MIT researchers were amazed to see a lone figure ...

Ben Affleck knows how to make a thriller. He has already demonstrated that with Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Town (2010), and, ...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many households wiped down groceries with disinfectant before putting them away.

When wild animals kill people, the response can be controversial. But removing a dangerous individual can often protect people and other wildlife.

What happens when scientists start changing the brain - the very system through which an animal's mental states are expressed in behaviour? Author ...

From domesticated foxes to tuskless elephants, humans have directly and indirectly influenced the evolution of a wide range ...