Sand dollars are echinoids that live on the ocean floor. You may enjoy collecting their shells, but how much do you really know about these quiet creatures?

'To Be of Service' film shows how service dogs help veterans return to the world.

The U.S. Women's Soccer team got a visit from service dogs in training before their match Thursday.

Under Vet Friends Foundation, military veterans adopt senior dogs looking for homes, creating beautiful new relationships.

How you train your dog can affect his happiness and stress levels long-term, study finds.

Study is recruiting 10,000 canine citizen scientists for national dog aging project.

So many animals don't have homes. Can you open up your home to one homeless animal, just for the holidays?

Researchers have a new way of figuring out your dog's age in people years, and it doesn't involve multiplying by 7.

Belinda Richards captures pet personalities and turns them into art.

Video from Dhaka, Bangladesh shows a young man climbing out to rescue a kitty stuck in a window.

If your favorite sport involves dog competitors, you are in for a treat on Thanksgiving Day when perfectly coiffed pooches representing 187 breeds and varieties

Injured military K-9 from ISIS raid visits the White House.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows why fire safety is important for the holiday season.

Study finds that dogs can recognize the difference between words and voices.

Kindergarten class in Michigan joins their 5-year-old classmate in court for his official adoption.

Research shows that reading to dogs helps struggling kids learn to read.

Max and Neo sends donation boxes to thousands of rescue groups every year.

You might hibernate when it snows, but your dog loves playing in a winter wonderland.

A woman taught her dogs how to sing 'Happy Birthday' so they could help serenade her mother on her big day.

When a shelter is 'no kill,' that doesn't always mean that every animal makes it out of there alive.

Here's the reason why dogs have whiskers and whether you should ever trim them.

A hungry, stray dog nicknamed 'Subway Sally' is already an employee favorite at a New Mexico restaurant, but now she's a social media star, too.

Eddie Spaghetti, a dying rescue dog, gets to suit up and be a police K-9 for a day.

Canine blood banks provide a life-saving resource to man's best friend, but there has been controversy about some operations.

Clean your dogs ears regularly with some cotton or gauze as part of your regular grooming routine.

Perdita the cat has been dubbed the 'world's worst cat', but we know she's just misunderstood. And now, she's found her forever home.

Kansas City defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi celebrates team's Super Bowl win by paying adoption fees for pets at local shelter.

Whether they chase them, chew them or hunt for them, sticks make these dogs very happy.

The Azawakh is a sight hound from West Africa that is newly recognized by the American Kennel Club.

You might be surprised by what the Best In Show winner is served for lunch.

With their vomeronasal organ and many, many olfactory receptor cells, dogs 'see' the world through their sense of smell.

Businesses help homeless dogs get adopted through beer cans and pizza boxes.

The coronavirus outbreak is affecting China's dogs and cats, which are increasingly being left to fend for themselves.

After years in decline, drive-ins are prospering amid the coronavirus pandemic.

An old dog named Toretto who waited years at the shelter finds the perfect family.

Researchers are hoping to train dogs to detect people with COVID-19, even if they don't have symptoms.

Animal shelters around the U.S. are running out of adoptable animals as more people take in fosters and adopt pets because they're at home more.

Residents of the coastal Southeast are bracing for Hurricane Dorian as this slow-moving storm moves north.

People in the Bahamas are in need of food, water and other emergency supplies after Hurricane Dorian.

Research project BirdCast tracks how hurricanes modify birds' migrations over the Atlantic.

Hurricane Dorian was the strongest storm to ever make landfall in the Bahamas. These photos show the destruction.

The 2019-2020 winter forecast will likely be milder-than-average, says NOAA, disagreeing with the almanacs' forecasts.

A snowstorm in Sedona, Arizona, turned the place known for its red rocks into a winter wonderland.

The fast-melting Thwaites Glacier won't be able to hold back a massive flood of ice water.

A highlight of the landscape in Ecuador's Cayambe Coca Park, the San Rafael waterfall is now little more than a trickle.

Microneedling, also known as collagen induction therapy, has been used by dermatologists for decades to treat scars. But are at-home dermarollers safe?

These stuffing-inspired stretchy pants expand when you stuff yourself on Thanksgiving, but you're better than this.

In between cleansing and moisturizing, using toner is a key step for many people.

Tonlé has kept 14,000 pounds of fabric from landfill with just its latest autumn/winter collection. Designer Rachel Faller explains how it works.

This plastic-free solution for shampoo, conditioner and more from Nohbo could be the solution.