Researchers have engineered a new compound that animal tests suggest could offer the pain-relieving properties of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone without the risk of addiction.

The staff at Craignethan Castle, a 500-year-old castle in South Lanarkshire near Lesmahagow in Scotland tweeted last week that part of the castle would not be open to the public due to a "very angry badger." Late last week a cellar tunnel still remained closed as the badger seemed irritated by people walking on the property.

A ‘Very Angry Badger' Destroyed Some Of The Building Structure In The Tunnels

BBC reported that , which manages the site says that the cellar tunnel would remain closed until the completion of repairs to damage done by the angry badger. Animal welfare experts tried a variety of techniques to lure the badger out of the tunnel with food in an effort to rehome him.

Many of the world's most charismatic animal species -- those that attract the largest interest and deepest empathy from the public -- are at high risk of extinction in part because many people believe their iconic stature guarantees their survival.

U.S. copyright law does not allow lawsuits claiming animals have copyrights to photographs, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday in a case over selfies taken by a monkey.

A U.S. appeals court has ruled in a case over selfies taken by a monkey that lawsuits can't be filed claiming animals have copyrights to photos.
The decision Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in favor David Slater, the photographer whose camera was used...

Researchers have succeeded in observing the behavior of epidermal cells for the regeneration of smooth skin without remaining scar tissue using their model animal, the zebrafish.

A research team made a startling discovery while investigating the effect of bacteria on viral infections. When they applied a common topical antibiotic to mice before or shortly after infection with herpes and other viruses, they found that the antibiotic triggered an antiviral resistance in the animals, the researchers said.

The 205-million-year-old jaw bone of a prehistoric reptile belongs to 'one of the largest animals ever' say a group of international paleontologists. The new discovery has also solved a 150-year-old mystery of supposed 'dinosaur bones' from the UK.