Want to help Maui's animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble

Animal shelters and other organizations that support pets and their owners after disasters will still need help months after the media has moved on.

Sarah DeYoung, Disaster Researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 • ~10 min

The evolutionary reasons humans love pets – and nine benefits of having one

It’s not just cats and dogs – we often feel a deep emotional bond with small animals like rabbits and guinea-pigs too.

Daniel Mills, Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine, University of Lincoln • conversation
Aug. 8, 2023 • ~6 min

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here's how

Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.

Jonathan Losos, William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
Aug. 3, 2023 • ~10 min

How to protect your dog from heatstroke

Dogs can easily suffer heatstroke during the summer months. An expert offers tips how to keep your pooch cool when it gets hot.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
July 27, 2023 • ~6 min

These animal interactions are risks for future pandemics

A new report is the first to comprehensively map networks of animal commerce that fuel zoonotic disease risk in the US.

Peggy McGlone-NYU • futurity
July 6, 2023 • ~10 min

How cats and dogs affect the climate -- and what you can do about it

The environmental pawprint of pets is huge – and it’s mostly down to what we feed them.

Peter Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Global Food Security, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
June 5, 2023 • ~8 min

Take it from the experts, a pet can change your life

The health benefits of animal companions have been supported by science but not society, with the disadvantaged facing similar barriers to pet ownership as they do in securing proper healthcare, experts said at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Monday.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 11, 2023 • ~4 min

Want to help protect rare birds in nesting season? Keep your dog on its lead

Dogs and ground-nesting birds in breeding season: why the two should never meet.

Barry John McMahon, Associate professor of Wildlife Conservation & Zoonotic Epidemiology, University College Dublin • conversation
March 23, 2023 • ~6 min

Four habits of happy people – as recommended by a psychologist

The good news is that we can all improve our happiness levels with daily practice.

Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Interventions, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Feb. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

To explain piebald pythons, study pets and lizards

New research with pythons and lizards identifies a gene that results in white blotches, or piebald coloration, in reptiles.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Feb. 6, 2023 • ~6 min

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