Tag: animals
800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis...
Vanessa Corcoran, Georgetown University
On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the...
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks –...
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025,...
Calling in the animal drug detectives − helping veterinarians help beluga whales,...
Sherry Cox, University of Tennessee
In my work as a veterinary pharmacologist, I never know exactly what I’m going...
Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries – unpacking the evidence...
William Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder; John Wendt, Oklahoma State University, and Joshua Miller, University of Cincinnati
Moose are...
Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from...
Brian N. Chin, Trinity College
Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be negatively affecting your sleep...
Training an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog...
Jon Garthoff, University of Tennessee
People talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they’re good, reassurance when...
Canines go to college in this class that seeks to give...
Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg, Saint Francis University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Memes about animal resistance are everywhere — here’s why you shouldn’t...
Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond, University of California, San Diego
Memes galore centered on the “orca revolution” have inundated the online realm....
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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
