Animal-assisted psychotherapy (AAP) is a clinical modality in which mental health providers leverage the principles of the human-animal bond to facilitate positive change in their clients and help ...

A new study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed how the tropical forests are facing a new challenge, the reduction in seed-dispersing animals, which in ...

Hospitals can feel overwhelming when you're going through cancer treatment, which is why many now bring in therapy animals to make that experience a little easier. These animals are trained to handle ...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as many as one-third of military veterans experience physical or psychiatric disabilities. Transitioning to civilian life can be difficult under ...

Can animals help students better manage their own feelings? The leader of one popular Florida field trip destination says yes. The Alaqua Animal Refuge, which stretches across 100 acres in Florida’s ...

“Biologging” refers to attaching sensors, cameras or other small devices to wild animals to study the environmental conditions the animals encounter. Researchers try to minimize the impact this has on ...

Vinca Rivera had made it through traffic from her home in Larkspur to San Francisco International Airport, checked her bags and given her mom several hugs of assurance. Next stop on her journey to ...

Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic, an independent journalism training program for high school and college students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional ...

TEXAS, USA — It’s been nearly a month since deadly floods swept through the Texas Hill country. A nonprofit organization, Animal Help Now, is assisting wildlife rehabilitators impacted by the tragedy.

From New York Times Opinion, this is “The Ezra Klein Show.” So a quiet theme of the show, a quiet theme, I think, of just being alive at this moment in time, is the troubled relationship between human ...