Science says we'll be healthier if we do, but some argue there's room in a healthy life for a good grudge
By Dana Scarton Aug 17, 2009
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SeaWorld and aquariums, implicated in the shocking new documentary about dolphin slaughter, "The Cove," strike back
By Katharine Mieszkowski
August 7, 2009
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How I learned about my own animality (and "humanzees," Stalin and scary creationists) by living with a chimp
By Charles Siebert
July 11, 2009
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U.S. horses are meeting gruesome ends abroad, while the debate rages on: Are horses 1,500 pounds of food or friend?
By Megan Wilde
June 30, 2009
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Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese
By Paul Tullis
June 29, 2009
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The world is a beautiful place -- so stop screwing it up! Disney's lush nature documentary follows three animal families struggling to survive on a planet changing all too rapidly.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 22, 2009
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Famous animal lover Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, the author of "The Face on Your Plate," talks about why you should consider giving up the burgers -- and the fromage.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
April 18, 2009
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In a surprising interview, the famous primatologist talks about her mystical experiences in the jungle and her ever-increasing passion for animal rights and cleaning up the "horrendous mess" of our environment.
By Steve Paulson
April 14, 2009
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The actress discusses "Green Porno," the online series in which she has sex (yes, sex) with bugs and barnacles.
By Katie Rolnick
April 1, 2009
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Our primate cousins have just had their worst week ever. But they have a lot to teach Wall Street and Obama about setting our country right.
By David Stipp
March 2, 2009
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She may be off the national stage, but the Republican empress continues to ravage America's great wilderness state. Her latest target? Beluga whales.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 23, 2009
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Lucy got me through grad school, but I'm not sure she'd travel well.
By Cary Tennis
February 19, 2009
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Bruno came to us on three legs, with a body bred for violence. He was our best friend and our worst fear.
By Rebecca Traister
February 13, 2009
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At the Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine we get a glimpse into the challenges of owning and caring for New York's most unusual animals.
February 12, 2009
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Don't laugh. The quixotic quest for beasts of lore is not far from what drives zoologists to find new and incredibly rare creatures today.
By Susan Kruglinski
February 11, 2009
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We head to Manhattan's All Souls Church for a special service where all furry creatures are welcome.
February 11, 2009
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How the lowly cat, shunned by Hollywood, became an online star: An introduction to Pet Week.
By Sarah Hepola
February 10, 2009
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An ode to loud, stinky, filthy canines and the pathologically needy people who love them.
By Heather Havrilesky
February 10, 2009
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It's a showdown among environmentalists out West, where proposed solar-energy plants threaten the desert ecosystem.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 22, 2009
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Aniston and Wilson get a rascally dog. But what could have been a pooch of a tear-jerker is actually a moving look at marriage and loss.
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 25, 2008
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The lolcats, the Internet's most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition.
By Jay Dixit
November 15, 2008
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"Achewood," Chris Onstad's hilarious online comic strip, translates perfectly into a book about male friendship and testosterone overload.
By Douglas Wolk
October 3, 2008
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How does New York's Fashion Week compare with the lesser known (but just as colorful) Pet Fashion Week?
By Caitlin Shamberg
September 10, 2008
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With a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes.
By Mark Benjamin
September 8, 2008
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A new regulation could neuter the Endangered Species Act -- and the administration knows it.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
August 20, 2008
Should we forgive Michael Vick?
Dolphins are dying to amuse us
I'm tired of just being a man
Horses to the slaughter
Living the dream, with goats
"Earth"
Don't have a cow!
Jane Goodall's animal planet
Isabella Rossellini gets it on with sea animals
Free the chimps!
Whalin' Palin
Should I take my dog to Southeast Asia?
His life as a dog
Pet Week: Where to take a sick iguana
Bigfoot lives!
The Internet is made of kittens
Praise be to dog
The tortoise and the sun
"Marley & Me"
I can has cheezburger ... and pathos?
Cats behaving badly
Her deadly wolf program
Bush officials sneak-attack nation's wildlife
Broadsheet
How the World Works
War Room