Science and common sense show diverse animals are feeling beings who care about what happens to themselves and others, and skeptics need to stop ignoring well-established facts.

What, when, and how do nonhuman animals feel? Source: Gundula Vogel/Pixabay. In late 2015, a new journal was founded that dedicated itself to the investigation of animal sentience: that is, the ...

Sentient director Tony Jones discusses his documentary about the ethics of animal testing and the tough questions we have to ...

New research conducted by World Animal Protection states that two thirds of captive elephants in Thailand’s tourism industry still live in poor conditions, despite some welfare improvements. Most ...

The nature of consciousness has long intrigued philosophers, scientists, and the general public alike. It raises profound questions about awareness, experience, and the very essence of being.

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The report ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Amidst the ongoing debate over whether artificial intelligence is really sentient, scientists are still trying to figure out the same thing about non-human animals. Amazingly, naturally-produced ...