"Despite many efforts to narrow the gender gap in leadership roles, women remain universally underrepresented in the top leadership positions in virtually every discipline, including in the sciences, ...

Kali Holder, a veterinary pathologist at the National Zoo, is motivated by problem-solving and a passionate curiosity about nature. Image: courtesy of Kali Holder When an animal becomes endangered, it ...

Sixty-five percent of households in the U.S.—almost 80 million families—own a pet today, according to a survey by the American Pet Products Association. In addition to offering unconditional love and ...

Last week I read an essay by New Scientist staff writer Graham Lawton with the catchy title, "Life in the anthropause." The online version is titled "Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human ...

Wild Kratts-themed lesson plans and games are helping preschool and early elementary students explore animal science through videos, crafts, and hands-on activities. Educators are pairing episodes ...

WACO — Fifteen-year-old Michael Estill knew his steer wouldn't be the prizewinner at the Heart O' Texas Livestock Show when he chose him. To the other residents of the Methodist Children's Home Boys ...

For some years now, life science and medical research has focused on the question of how the microorganisms living in and on a body influence central life processes and thus health and disease of ...