Some researchers say the abrupt end of the program will hobble the fight against a common parasite.

Researchers in Australia are capturing movement data by fitting cats with accelerometers and sending them outdoors.

The familiar word elicits a twitch of the ears or swish of the tail, suggesting felines can distinguish their names from other words.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

The “Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection” helped established nature preserves around the world.

Researchers found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat.

Scientists and others have been opening their homes to research animals after the studies conclude, with legislation in some states now mandating adoption.

In one winning paper, scientists describe an insect whose females have evolved a penis-like appendage that penetrates males’ “vaginas.”

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research