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This workshop will set the stage and describe the science on human-animal interactions in the biomedical research setting, consider the full range of people who are involved in animal care and use in ...

If you've ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact between different groups often drives change. A new study led by an ...

New technology that allows zoo animals and their human visitors to share experiences could have positive benefits for both, researchers say. Last summer, computing science experts from the University ...

In the world of therapeutic interventions, animal-assisted interactions (AAI) have gained prominence as a powerful method for enhancing physical, emotional, and social well-being. Animals, ranging ...

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine found at a prehistoric village overlooking the Sea of Galilee is reshaping what researchers know about early art, according to a study in PNAS. The artifact, a tiny ...

The Human-Animal Interactions for Well-Being Collaborative is a new University of Iowa initiative by the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, launched to broaden research into ...

Pets have always been described as man's best friends. But for students and faculty involved in the Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction (TIHAI), a walk in the park or game of fetch represent ...

All animals that live in social groups interact with one another. Social interactions play a fundamental role in protection from predators, hunting for food, mating, and building habitats.