Dogs rely on scent in ways that still surprise researchers. They have up to 300 million olfactory receptors, compared to about 6 million in humans, and can detect smells 10,000 to 100,000 times more ...

Discover how pets boost mood, lower stress, and improve health, backed by science exploring the powerful human-animal bond.

While real dogs still have a major leg up over robots, the machines are catching up. Popular Science previously highlighted a ...

Recent encounters between aggressive bears and humans in Great Smoky Mountains National Park prompted trail closures and ...

The genes showed that dogs were already spread out across Western Europe and Asia 14,200 years ago, before agriculture and farming. These dogs lived with hunter-gatherer humans who were constantly on ...

Some of the world’s most breathtaking mountain ranges hide dangers that have nothing to do with altitude or terrain. Across different continents, these environments are home to predators, aggressive ...

PETALING JAYA: It’s not much to look at – just a small fragment of a jawbone discovered in a cave in Somerset, England. But according to a recent BBC report, this ancient piece of bone – more than ...

Living alongside humans changed both how dogs behave and how they look. Research shows that domestic dogs developed a small facial muscle that helps them create the familiar “puppy dog eyes” ...

NASA rovers have revealed fascinating details and close-up images of Mars and the moon, but exploring other planets is slow. Most rovers are remotely controlled from Earth, and their careful, ...

A viral video of a Spanish police dog performing CPR went viral for its adorable take on an important procedure. Dogs cannot effectively perform CPR, but can detect medical emergencies before they ...

Infectious diseases borne by mosquitoes—such as malaria, dengue fever, and Zika fever—claim more than 770,000 lives worldwide each year. Understanding how mosquitoes find humans has long been a ...

Among dog breeds, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers (tollers) have an unusually high rate of Addison's disease, a condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones, notably ...