Animals are great companions and, in some cases, amazing lifesavers. Every one of these tales proves they instinctively race in when danger calls. Here are 18 heart-stopping animal rescues that ...

WASHINGTON: A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives.

Jak the black cat, a research participant, lying in the sun. (Tina Thomas via SWNS) By Stephen Beech A new treatment for pet cats with head and neck cancers could help save human lives too, say ...

Kamalan Jeevaratnam receives funding from British Heart Foundation, Horseracing Betting Levy Board, Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Petplan Charitable Trust, Grayson Jockey ...

Only 10% of people around the world who need organ transplants actually end up receiving them, due to a shortage of suitable donors and extremely complicated logistics. Some scientists have therefore ...

As Durham County’s population rises to nearly 337,000 residents, there is one community organization that advocates have been trying to keep in conversations about growth: the animal shelter. Five ...