Many people think of the animal kingdom as a hypercompetitive world, where creatures only look out for their families and stop at nothing to get the leg up on each other. It’s every species for itself ...

Like most people, I hate having a cold or the flu. But being sick gets slightly better when a friend drops off some classic movies or goes out for a snack and comes back to throw it up all over me.

A traditional Southeast Asian rice farming technique of raising fish and other aquatic livestock in paddies has potential to meet global food demands, improve the health of both people and the ...

But some animals come together instead. Brandt's voles inhabit the grasslands and steppe of inner Mongolia, where winter temperatures drop as low as -30°C and strong winds and blizzards are frequent.

We dive into the amazing ways animals interact with each other. Social behavior like caring for our young, fighting off rivals, or joining a pack adds a whole other layer of complexity to the lives of ...