Herdon, Va., November 11, 2025 - From dogs and cats to dairy cows and sea turtles, animals around the world are suffering from various cancers, obesity, diabetes, and degenerative joint disease.

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

Also called chronic wasting disease (CWD), zombie deer disease includes excessive drooling, progressive weight loss, and a lack of coordination Samuel Betkowski/Getty Vampire bats have the potential ...

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi destroyed all but three monkeys that at last report were still on the loose after escaping from an overturned truck that was transporting them.

From rabies to plague, the world’s deadliest zoonotic diseases have shaped human history — and continue to threaten millions ...

Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products poses spillover risks, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The global ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding deer and elk hunters who bag an animal this fall to have it tested for chronic wasting disease. The disease, which has never been confirmed in ...

In July 2008, a 41-year-old Dutch woman developed a rapidly progressing illness after visiting Python Cave, a shallow groove cut into the Maramagambo Forest in Uganda that is home to thousands of ...

Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics before they start? During an expedition to the Southern Ocean, microbial ...