The Human-Animal Interactions for Well-Being Collaborative is a new University of Iowa initiative by the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, launched to broaden research into ...

While it was already known that human activity changes the environment, Phys.org reported that a recent study, published in the journal Science, has shown the effect of human activity on animal ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 02 Zero hunger, SDG 03 Good health and well-being, SDG 14 Life Below Water, SDG 15 Life on Land and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption & ...

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Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a hospital for psychiatric care, helping their treatment, ...

A recent French study seems to verify what many old-time horsemen have long believed: that horses can smell fear in humans, ...

Language shapes the way we view our world. In the field of wildlife conservation, even very subtle word choices drive peoples’ perceptions around individual species or situations. These word choices ...

Children universally believe animals experience emotions and feelings but are reluctant to say they have human-like thoughts, which can influence how we treat other species throughout life, according ...

Smell - also known as olfaction - is the sense most widely used by animals to communicate, and horses are no exception. The ...