Do animals know first aid?

There are many reasons why animal species band together with others of their kind – for protection in numbers, to achieve a common goal, to safeguard young or to maximise breeding opportunities. But a

Conservationist who spent decades studying wild chimps

From top-dog wolves and wise elder elephants to insect royalty and sex-changing fish, animal alphas take many fascinating forms

How can science help reduce the risk of fractures in racing, and in turn societal concerns about horses in sport? Christopher M Riggs FRCVS explains

Anna Harrison on life as a vet, advising donkey care in a war zone and brick kiln trauma

Science may finally have discovered why us humans are so good at drinking booze. A new study, published in the journal BioScience, suggests that we owe our ability to metabolise alcohol to our great a