Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

Binge eating, especially on high-fat, high-sugar foods, can rewire the brain and alter behavior, leading to compulsive food-seeking and a greater likelihood of overeating instead of under-eating when ...

Following Congress’s repeal of the FDA’s long-standing animal testing requirement, the Environmental Protection Agency is now taking major steps toward adopting faster, cheaper, and more ...

Heart failure has historically been irreversible, but the outcome of a new study suggests that could someday change. At the University of Utah, scientists used a new gene therapy that was shown to ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.

Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate. To Elisabeth Bik, a microbiologist and ...

A new publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers provides essential guidance for conducting rigorous systematic reviews on studies with animals and cells. It also highlights the benefits of these ...

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...