The Netherlands has been widely hailed as the first country to virtually eliminate stray dogs from its streets by combining ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

Discover the significance of Christmas carols in Black churches, blending theology, emotion, and cultural texture. Explore the contributions of Black composers and arrangers.

Even in slums, deep rural areas and in situations of great social difficulty, not many mothers give birth in a cowshed.

Animal welfare advocates push for bans on glue traps and cat declawing, while a bill to relax pet ownership restrictions sparks debate.

Wildlife lover Ayse Genisel was delighted to spot a baby sea otter through her binoculars, but people trying to get too close ...

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

The star, unusually bright, casts its light on the earth. Settled in the dirty, smelly stable, Mary knows it is almost time for her to give birth. The animals shift […] ...

From a cat that accidentally made an 8,000-mile journey in a shipping container to a tunnel made just for turtles, all kinds ...

Christmas delights the senses: for the eyes, colorful lights and imaginatively decorated houses, businesses and city streets; for the ears, ...

Scientists are working to protect right whales off the Carolina, Georgia and Florida coast with the use of warning systems to alert boaters.

Seals give birth only when conditions are right. After mating, a female seal can delay implantation of the embryo in the ...