Have you ever felt like your dog had a sixth sense? We know they have outstanding hearing (they’re at our door waiting when we’re a mile away from home) and an unbelievable sense of smell. But they ...

Beyond factors like genetics and environment, animal personality is also shaped by something more fundamental: the species ...

Humans have had relationships with their pets for thousands of years, talking to them, coddling them, and imbuing them with human attributes. But are these animals “thinking,” and do nonhuman animals ...

How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question. The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of ...

In conjunction with Psychology Today blogger, Steven Kotler, I've been pondering whether nonhuman animals ("animals") have spiritual experiences and are they religious. Here, Steven and I want to ...

Human beings are often said to be the only animals who truly have a “mind” in the way that term is commonly used. But that view has been challenged over the past several decades. That challenge arises ...

Throughout history, humans have given a lot of thought to death. We’ve grappled with our mortality, created elaborate burial rituals, and contemplated how best to mourn the loss of a loved one. But ...