In a fascinating, wide-ranging book, James Bridle explains how the world is full of all sorts of other intelligences that are slowly revealing their complexity and agency.
The Significance of Animal Dreams
A groundbreaking new book based on the latest behavioral and neuroscientific research explains the significance of animal dreams and shows we’re not the only dreamers on Earth.
“Bitch” Repositions Female Animals to Where They Belong
Lucy Cooke decenters males, offers factual arguments against sexist science and cultural bias, and blows the cover off of misleading myths of males being the only show in town.
Trees Lower Medication Sales for Heart and Mood Disorders
New research in Brussels shows “both tree density and tree crown volume are inversely associated with medication sales for cardiovascular disease and mood disorders.” Here’s why.
Human Imprisonment, Animal Captivity, Social Justice, and Law
A new book called “Carceral Logics” explores “the complicated intersection of issues that arise in thinking about animal law, violence, mass incarceration, and social change.”
The Science of Thinking and Feeling Like a Dog
Jules Howard’s new book. written for a broad audience with a touch of history, shows what we really know about the cognitive and emotional lives of dogs—and much more.
Why New Zealand’s Policy of Killing Animals Harms Children
An analysis of primary school curricula shows killing “pests” is encouraged, while there are deep concerns about the link between abusing nonhumans and harming humans.
Dolphins Use “Pee Mail” to Recognize Friends and Birds Vote
Two fascinating studies show that bottlenose dolphins use urine to recognize friends—their “pee pals”—and jackdaws democratically vote as a group to fly away together or stay put.
Dog to Human: “Let’s Imagine a Walk on My Terms”
By imagining your dog walking you, there are many lessons such as not yanking them and saying, “Oh come on, there’s nothing there!” when in fact, pee-mail has a lot of information.
It’s Time To Stop Wondering if Animals Are Sentient—They Are
We don’t need any more data to acknowledge that many nonhuman animals are sentient beings. Abundant science shows the real question is not whether sentience has evolved, but why.