The U.S.’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects endangered animals and their habitats. It is, unfortunately, dependent on money and legislation, meaning that there is no guarantee that these species ...

Look, I like dogs. I like dogs a lot. I even like some boys. But I think we can all agree that the general "boy and his dog" story-line has been done to death at this point. There are plenty of books ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, Emily Bazelon talked with Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy about their new book, Our Kindred Creatures: How ...

‘A Wild Child’s Guide to Endangered Animals’ tells the story of European eels, tiger tail shrimp, and pangolins so kids can learn about conservation. In her research for the book, Marotta looked to ...

Charles Ghigna of Homewood, known to millions of children as their favorite author "Father Goose," has a new book being released Oct. 11, but this one is a departure from his norm. Ghigna has written ...

More often than not, books about animals are actually books about humans. Whether it's a story about adopting a wolfdog, a look at people who want to clone their dog or the tale of a blind cat, the ...

Kids love animals—so it makes sense that they love animal books, too, like these nonfiction picture books and middle grade books. These nonfiction book picks for PreK–7 are packed with rich vocabulary ...

In the early months of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic emptied our streets, forced us into our homes and turned down the volume on our noisy outdoor lives, species that typically existed on the ...

Mice are empathetic, feeling each other's emotions. Rats are kind to one another. And whales possess spindle cells, the same cells that help humans and apes process emotions. These are all facts ...

Trust me. This is going to be a rave review for a new book about animal-human communication by naturalist, filmmaker, and writer Tom Mustill. But first .... I read a lot of pop-sci books about animal ...