On Oct. 7, the Aloni family crowded inside their home's safe room as Hamas fighters rampaged through their kibbutz in southern Israel, barely two miles from Gaza. There were two grown sisters, ...

Giant pandas living in captivity may be suffering from a type of “jet lag,” according to a new study. The animals, like humans, have a circadian rhythm – an internal body clock that is regulated by ...

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. He has been a question on Jeopardy and an answer in the New York Times crossword ...

Three of the fives whales that were transported to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut from Ontario in August 2021 have now died, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, the latest being a 9-year-old ...

In almost two years of Russian captivity, former Ukrainian marine Vladyslav Zadorin lost 60 kilograms — half his body weight — along with his gallbladder and nearly his toes. He returned home with ...

To attract the public to go through their doors, what is the most popular attraction at aquariums? Some might say it's dolphins, others seals. Love them or hate them, there is always a long line of ...

An animal searches for its homeland. Say to the animal: here is your home, here is your livelihood, here in this fenced perimeter. Say to the animal: you are the last of your kind, that is why you ...

"I can't mate in captivity." Gloria Steinem on why she had never married (later, she did get married). The feeling of being in captivity is common to many (some argue, most) people who are in a ...