The animal lovers at Ginger Cat showcase gentle animals forming meaningful and loving bonds with the humans they choose.

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the history of cats in China. Through ancient DNA sequencing of feline remains ...

Friendship beyond humans: Research shows cows, chimpanzees, and other animals form selective, lasting bonds that provide emotional support and companionship. Survival benefits: In chimpanzees, strong ...

Friends are not just a human phenomenon. The benefits of social connections — friendships — are plentiful in many different types of animals. Members of many animal species participate in friendships, ...

While an increasingly small number of people, especially academic researchers, try to argue that nonhuman animals (animals) don’t really make friends, most people, including both researchers and ...

Every year, researchers who study human-animal relationships get together at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ for short) to schmoose and trade the results of our ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Some people are averse to their fellow human beings. It may sound strange, especially for those who are incredibly social, but a lot of individuals tend to distance themselves from others. And while ...