In early 1961, Ham the chimpanzee underwent more than 200 hours of training - pressing levers in response to flashing lights for rewards, being tested under g-forces, and staged in mock capsules — all ...

In Burundi, large-scale tea production is hampering efforts to protect endangered species, such as chimpanzees. A tea plantation stretches as far as the eye can see on the edge of Kibira National Park ...

Purrs of contentment. Soulful eyes locked on yours over dinner. Valentine's Day? Not for pet owners. For those of us who share our lives with animals, this is a daily—if not exactly ...

A team of biologists captured footage of a mother-pup pair as they ventured on an eight-hour foraging trip.

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By Rhett Ayers Butler Many view conservation as a ledger of discrete gains—acres saved or species rebounded—but for Gary Tabor, the more vital metric is architecture. He focuses on systems that hold ...

Seacoast letter writers urge vehicle inspections for sake of safety, criticize ICE and military aggression, endorse local ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — The new face of a Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee two years ago was revealed for the first time Thursday in photos showing a startling transformation. The pictures ...