Stories of animals performing heroic acts to save humans.

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Only 10% of people around the world who need organ transplants actually end up receiving them, due to a shortage of suitable donors and extremely complicated logistics. Some scientists have therefore ...

Kamalan Jeevaratnam receives funding from British Heart Foundation, Horseracing Betting Levy Board, Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Petplan Charitable Trust, Grayson Jockey ...

Jak the black cat, a research participant, lying in the sun. (Tina Thomas via SWNS) By Stephen Beech A new treatment for pet cats with head and neck cancers could help save human lives too, say ...

Source: Mike Bossley/with permission. Increasing amounts of comparative research clearly show that diverse species of non-human animals (animals) display cultural traditions (such as tail-walking, ...