Guest Opinion. Altruism is helping without a benefit and sometimes at a risk to one’s self. Animals helping others of their own species makes sense to perpetuate the species or help continue their own ...

It wasn't looking good for Major. The terrier had been badly attacked by another dog, and his back leg was severely injured. To make matters worse, a record-breaking snowstorm had made it impossible ...

One in 20 people will need some kind of tissue transplant in their lifetime, and increasingly surgeons are turning to animals for help. This is no ordinary lab mouse. Ideally, it would be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. Fronzie Roemer vividly remembers visiting an Illinois high ...