Concerned for the health of a black cat roaming around the university campus where she works, Mevlude dropped off the feline at the veterinary clinic for street animals run by... more

Fear washed over Travis Kauffman as he wrestled with a thrashing mountain lion that attacked him on a Colorado mountain trail, but then his fighting instinct took over as he found its... more

Science breaks down the evidence on the link between Toxoplasma gondii and mental illness more

When neural networks attempted to create images of cats, the results were cat-astrophic. more

When neural networks attempted to create images of cats, the results were cat-astrophic. more

The emergence of exotic diseases such as Ebola and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in people has prompted intensive research into new drug treatments, and this... more

The emergence of exotic diseases such as Ebola and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in people has prompted intensive research into new drug treatments, and this is indirectly... more

Humans just love seeing animals demonstrate love: cuddly chimps grooming each other, say, or penguin pairs carefully passing their egg in the driving snow. Videos of cows joining... more

If you live with a pet, there is a good chance you consider it to be a member of your family. It is well established that companion animals, ranging from... more

Fluffy is one tough cat. more

Scientists widely accept the existence of quarks, the fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons. But information about them is still elusive, since  their interaction is so strong that their direct detection is impossible and... more

Ever since the industrial revolution, human activities have resulted in rapid environmental changes including degradation, fragmentation, and destruction of habitat,... more

A laser pulse glanced off a rubidium atom and entered the quantum world — taking on the weird physics of Schrödinger's cat. more

A laser pulse glanced off a rubidium atom and entered the quantum world — taking on the weird physics of Schrödinger's cat. more

Cats and dogs aren't the only cute animals that rule the internet. We also coo over a video of someone snuggling a tiger cub, feeding a sloth or tickling a... more

Biologists, who have publicly solicited images of wild cats for their research, have answered that question. Their recently published study explains how hard it can be when it comes to... more

Two UBC Okanagan biologists, who have publicly solicited images of wild cats for their research, have answered that question. more

Emerging infectious diseases comprise a substantial fraction of important human infections, with potentially devastating global health and economic impacts. A 2008 paper in Nature described the emergence of no fewer... more

Emerging infectious diseases comprise a substantial fraction of important human infections, with potentially devastating global health and economic impacts. A 2008 paper in Nature described the emergence of no fewer... more

An old thought experiment now appears in a new light. In 1935 Erwin Schrödinger formulated a thought experiment designed to capture the paradoxical nature... more