Shankland's award-winning interdisciplinary book examines our dominance of and affection for animals and how empathy toward ...

A new study uses sibling genetics to compare monogamy across species. Humans score higher than expected and sit close to ...

Many people view their dog as a family member, friend, or kid, but does the relationship with them really resemble these human relationships? Researchers from ELTE Eötvös Loránd University now set out ...

The old adage, "a dog is a man's best friend," may be a bit more accurate than previously assumed. A recent study found that the relationship between a human and their furry friend is more gratifying ...

As any dog owner will tell you, their pet is part of the family. And according to a new study, many people prefer their furry companions over most of their friends and family. Recent research ...

I've followed Dr. Clive Phillips' wide-ranging career and his eclectic transdisciplinary views of animal welfare and animal-human relationships. Clive was Australia's first professor of animal welfare ...

Sexuality and gender are often at the forefront of cultural and political debate today. In his new book, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern ...

Although the circumstances were very specific, this finding has wider relevance. Many people spend long stretches at home ...

They say dogs are a man’s best friend so here’s a reason to celebrate that special bond - it’s Human-Animal Relationship Week! Lidia Vesterfelt with Michigan Humane joined “Live in the D” to share ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would represent a serious danger to nomads and herders, who ironically often ...

Dogs aren't just our pets. We also see them as our friends and family members. But do we get the same things out of our interactions with our dogs that we get out of our interactions with our human ...

As most people know, humans and dogs are the best of friends. Ever since they were first domesticated some 23,000 years ago, dogs have followed us to the ends of the Earth. And while we tend to think ...