Shankland's award-winning interdisciplinary book examines our dominance of and affection for animals and how empathy toward ...

At the turn of the 20th century, a famous horse named Clever Hans toured Germany. The horse stunned crowds as his trainer demonstrated the animal's alleged ability to understand German, tell time and ...

Children universally believe animals experience emotions and feelings but are reluctant to say they have human-like thoughts, ...

Nicholas St. Fleur covered the intersection of race, medicine, and the life sciences. He hosted STAT’s health equity podcast, Color Code. For much of Barbara Natterson-Horowitz’s career, her work has ...