Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found.

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social ...

As with humans, the maternal bond in nature is important for animals to find their way in the world. In mammals, a mother ...

Showjumper Harry Charles and Casquo Blue win the CSI4* grand prix in Doha, Qatar, beating British team-mate Scott Brash and Hello Folie ...

From Jamie Melham's historic Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double aboard Half Yours, to Via Sistina's successful defence of her Cox Plate crown in the final race at The Valley as we knew it, there were no ...

Every year, snakebites kill tens of thousands of people worldwide. The reason many survive is antivenom and horses play a central role in making it. By carefully exposing horses to small amounts of ...

Travel | Updated: December 12, 2025 | Originally Published: December 13, 2024 To commemorate the National Day of the Horse, see herds of equine images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest A ...

GRANDY, N.C. — The Corolla Wild Horse Fund's farm in Grandy has a new resident nicknamed Topnotch. The wild horse will now spend the rest of his life on the farm with fellow wild horses that have been ...

A wild horse was relocated from its home on the Outer Banks after an organization said he was becoming too reliant on humans giving him food. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund posted on Facebook Tuesday ...

This Thanksgiving tradition in New Orleans is as fun as it is unique. Human horse races began as an alternative to the real horse races that take place at the Fairgrounds Race Course and Slots on ...