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Think for a moment about the animals that truly terrify you. Maybe it's the shadow of a wolf in the forest, the thought of a ...

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Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals than humans? New Penn State research found that the answer is complicated, and the findings could have implications for how messaging to the public ...

ROCHESTER — When it comes to empathy, or thinking about another living creature's suffering as your own, would you choose animals over people? A Penn State University study shows the answer is ...

Eight lab monkeys escaped and seven were killed, showing why animal experiments should give way to better, safer testing methods.

This post was co-authored with Jared Piazza, Ph.D. How can people both recognize that there are issues with meat production yet fall short in taking the necessary steps to address the problem? A ...

Kevin Vezirian received funding from a 2018 MENRT ministerial scholarship as part of the preparation of his thesis. Laurent Bègue-Shankland is a member of the advisory and reflection council of the 3R ...

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him. The term ...