Fumanda Marine is teaming up with Australian government organizations to do something about the accidental catching of migrating whales in nets made for sharks. The company’s “pingers” can also be extended to other marine animals needlessly killed in fishing nets and control devices.

According to a Canadian researcher, dogs are about as intelligent as a 2 to 2.5 year-old human child. However, not all dogs are equal in their IQs. Can you guess the smartest and dumbest dogs around? Yes, Professor Spot hangs around outside the library!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a skin-tumor cancer drug, Palladia, especially for dogs. Its use will greatly improve the health and well-being of our four-legged friends. Currently treated with human-related cancer drugs, this drug will more effectively treat skin tumor cancer within dogs.

According to a Dutch study, if all humans went on a low-meat diet, then the actions to counter global climate change would be easier and less expensive to accomplish over the next forty years. Are you willing to give up your Big Mac for a Big Veggie?

A Kansas State University study has learned that humans are much more likely to spread germs to dogs (primarily through poor hand-washing hygiene) than are dogs likely to share germs while licking their owners' faces and other dog bonding behaviors.

According to the new book about Charles Darwin ("Darwin's Sacred Cause"), the main reason why he developed the controversial theory that all animals including humans evolved from a common ancestor was because of his hatred with the slavery of one group of humans by another group of humans.

The Hispaniolan Solenodon, also called the Agonta, is an oversized shrew-like creature that has only rarely been seen in the past. Now, the BBC reports that a unique video of the strange venomous mammal has been taken in the Dominican Republic.

An Austrian study has concluded that dogs do not like it when they perform tricks for humans and they are not rewarded fairly. Do you think they will form unions and hire lawyers to reverse this canine unfairness?

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) produces an annual Red List of species threatened with extinction. Experts estimate that between 21 and 36% of mammal species are threatened with extinction around the world.

British archeologist Thomas Cucchi has discovered what is believed to be the earliest known rodent to stow away on a ship. The 3,500-year-old mouse jaw helps to directly prove for the first time how rodents spread around the world.