animals

A few weeks ago, our Board of Scientific Advisor Susan Goldhaber wrote about a better way to determine the toxicity of compounds than using animal studies. A scient

Animals carry all sorts of bacteria and viruses, even the nice, domesticated ones like dogs and cows. That's why we pasteurize animal products such as milk and cheese and encourage people to avoid raw food.

One of the most important driving safety tips is to never swerve if an animal jumps in front of your car. Dog, cat, deer, raccoon -- don't swerve. Although it's an extremely natural instinct, it's also a potentially deadly one.

By Nala Rogers (Inside Science) -- Perhaps it's not coincidence that Valentine's Day falls at a chilly time of year. In biological terms, social drives like love may be bound up with the need to keep warm.

It's difficult to imagine a fate worse than rabies. A 65-year-old woman experienced the full horror of that disease -- and suffered a death that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. A new CDC case study provides the gruesome details.

My wife and I left the city of Seattle and moved into a small suburb. Not too long ago, a family of trash pandas raccoons walked across our backyard deck, like they owned the place. (See photo.)

Animals need to be protected. Unfortunately, don't expect the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to be the ones to do it.

This adventure begins in North Carolina. I'll let the CDC begin: "In early February 2017, two adults traveled from North Carolina to Arkansas with two dogs and 13 cats."

In 2011, the global public health community declared the eradication of rinderpest, a severe viral disease of cattle.

It's difficult to imagine what life must be like for people who work in public relations at United Airlines.