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Most cat owners have seen it play out at least once: the cat wanders over to a patch of grass, chews deliberately for a minute or two, and then leaves a mess on the carpet shortly after. It seems ...

Macaques exposed to a deadly outbreak became more cautious about contaminated food, even though the virus wasn't foodborne.

Previous studies found that macaques aren’t necessarily deterred by contamination—as long as the payoff is tempting. When ...

It is October, and in the mountains of Japan, acorns, chestnuts and wild fruits are ripening. "Eat, sleep, get fat" sounds ...

Our favorite things to do in and around Cabuya, from the island cemetery and Cabo Blanco to river soaks and craft beer, plus the few popular ideas we'd skip and why.

When scientists talk about scavengers, you might imagine an animal sniffing out or stumbling across a carcass, eating as much as possible and slinking away.

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many households wiped down groceries with disinfectant before putting them away.

A viral infection from millions of years ago may have influenced chimp brain evolution through DNA leftovers in the genome.

From lionfish to green crab, a growing movement is putting invasive species on the menu.

According to a paper published this month in Nature Communications, researchers report a newly discovered dinosaur that lived ...