As anybody who's cuddled up to a slumbering cat or dog can tell you, pets have a profoundly relaxing, restful effect on our ...

An ever-growing body of science, along with numerous stories, clearly shows that, for many people, the presence of nonhuman animals (animals) in their lives provides a wide variety of important ...

People in Southern California have risked their own safety to rescue animals, both big and small, from the wildfires that have killed 27 people and displaced many more after thousands of structures ...

Listening to friends and colleagues gush about their love for their children, I used to feel like an outsider. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t fathom that kind of bond—that all-consuming ...