Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

Multicellularity is one of the most profound phenomena in biology, and relies on the ability of a single cell to reorganize ...

Selecting the healthiest embryo is one of the most important steps in in‑vitro fertilization (IVF), yet it remains one of the ...

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone ...

Your cat’s purr may say more about who they are than their meow ever could. Scientists discovered that purrs are stable and uniquely identifiable, while meows change dramatically depending on context.

Annie Valuska, PhD, describes one pet action that owners cite as a reason for surrendering their cat.

When the Mewgenics team announced in 2024 that it had added autism to the list of disorders the game’s cats could inherit, developer Edmund McMillen — best known as the co-creator of Super Meat Boy — ...

For the first time in decades, the US has opened its first facility to disperse sterile New World Screwworm flies in Edinburg, Texas as part of ongoing efforts to protect livestock and other animals ...

Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a ...

Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel's cat combat game launches on Tuesday, February 10.