In the U.S., it’s still found in many confections, including Sour Patch Kids watermelon candies, Hostess chocolate cupcakes ...

In what’s been called a world first, consumers in the UK are now able to buy a pet treat made with lab-grown meat.

Europe’s biggest snakes are “thriving” in the UK and are taking refuge inside people’s homes to cope with the cold weather, a ...

The rabbit slaughter is held up as an example of what happens when humans monkey around with nature. Not only did millions of ...

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

A colony of Humboldt penguins, a rare okapi calf and a critically-endangered, cotton-top tamarin baby are among the new ...

Petting large rodents the size of Border Terriers is – controversially – not on Metro’s ‘best things to do in Prague’ list.

Watching a groundhog emerge from a cozy burrow in early February feels quintessentially American, but the tradition of turning to animals to predict the spring comes from pre-Christian pagan ...

How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's weather predictions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranked the ...

rats. Their ancestors lived in the wild in northern China and Mongolia, were established in parts of Europe by 1500, and then followed Europeans across the Atlantic Ocean by the 1750s. This story ...

Many pet-friendly airlines will let you bring your dog, cat, bird, or other household critter along for the journey.

For many years, cloned ponies have excelled in the prestigious equestrian sport of polo, and the sport has now taken a ...