Feeling lonely? A dog may help. Our research out today confirms what many dog owners already know: dogs are great companions that can help you to feel less lonely.

In traditional cultures, space clearing, or having your home blessed, has always been considered a vital measure when moving into a new home. In the West, it is more likely to be linked to having a good spring clean, a housewarming party or to have your local priest bless the home.

Many people will be celebrating Halloween here in the US…and around this time of year, I often get questions about how our companion animals feel about wearing clothes and costumes...

Raw food for dogs is a growing trend, but drug-resistant bacteria in the raw food can transfer to the pets—and to humans, too.

When I answer my office phone as an extension vegetable specialist, from time to time it’s someone asking how they can get recognition for growing a huge tomato, possibly the biggest one ever.

About eight years ago, 10 families (including mine) and others started a small community garden in Saskatoon.

Groucho Marx once joked, “Anything that can’t be done in bed isn’t worth doing at all."

If you are having tomato fruit set problems try this simple toothbrush trick to get more tomatoes!

Sarah, “the world’s smartest chimp,” died in July 2019, just before her 60th birthday.

Connecting with animals involves so much more than petting, grooming, rewarding, or feeding. Connecting in a profound way strengthens the inseparable bond we already have with our ani­mal friends. For me, the deep bond enables me to understand animals better, on every single level: behaviorally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

f you have a hummingbird feeder filled with sugar water, you might have the impression that all that hummingbirds need to live a healthy life is to sip sweet drinks all day long.

In this video, I give you my 5 top tips on how to grow a ton of passionfruit all from just one passion fruit!

Should tomato plants be pruned or not?

Is home somewhere that you feel comfortable? Is it filled with memories of beloved friends and family — some of whom may be furry animals?

In today's episode, we look at how to grow broccoli - specifically growing the broccoli variety called green magic broccoli.

On a bright spring afternoon in late April, roughly 75 people gathered at the first Camp Fire restoration weekend at a farm 20 miles southwest of Paradise, California.

Declawing a cat might sound as simple as trimming your pet’s nails. But it’s actually major surgery.

You might not really be sure you saw what you think you saw when the first one shows up.

Many scientists believe that halting global warming at 1.5°C will require us to invent Negative Emission Technologies – machines that can suck climate warming gases like carbon dioxide (CO?) from the air.

In today's video we provide you lots of gardening tips and advice on how to do some common diy things in your garden.

For most animals, the structure of their day – and indeed their year – depends on the light-dark cycle. These regular and rhythmic cycles in the length of days tell animals when they should be foraging, when they should be asleep, when it’s time to migrate and when it’s time to breed. Animals can tell all this from how many hours of daylight they experience, but the moon’s cycles also strongly influence their behaviour.

Iris, a high school student in New York City, took a course aimed at preparing public school students for college.

Psychologists who study how people pick their spouses have turned their attention to another important relationship: choosing a canine companion.