Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the ...

How would you stop an elephant eating your crops? In India, farmers are discovering how the humble chilli can stop an elephant in its tracks. It’s just one of the ways we’re helping animals and humans ...

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

As urban sprawl gets wider and wider, animals' natural habitats are getting smaller and smaller. But it doesn't have to be that way—the world is wide enough for all of us, and these 10 places prove it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wild animal might look cute and cuddly, but it could hurt you if you get too close. And with nearly 60% of Connecticut covered ...

One of the largest studies on wildlife activity—involving more than 220 researchers, 163 mammal species, and 5,000 camera traps worldwide—reveals that wild animals react differently to humans ...

After decades in tourist camps and circuses, African elephants that were returned to the wild are behaving, in many respects, like elephants that were never captive. A new study offers cautious ...