At the end of the ninth century, a group of Roman Catholic monks in France struck out on their own. Dissatisfied with the rules of the Benedictine abbey they called home, they created the Cistercian ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

The December clearing of the Butterfly Greenway in Charlottesville left birds without shelter and food in subfreezing ...

The bestselling children's author talks about learning rhyme from Judi Dench, the legacy of 'The Gruffalo' – and touring ...

When it comes to animal-assisted services (AAS), dogs have ... colleaguesin Belgium revealed that some cats have behavioral traits that make them naturally suitable for service roles.

The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever ... dog breeders and as an outright scourge by their critics. Some animal welfare activists say the AKC rankings drive fads that fuel ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

While humans are unable to hear ultrasonic sounds, many animals rely on them for communication, navigation, and even hunting. For a long time, researchers believed animals used the same biomechanical ...