Heather Neave researches animal welfare, a field focused on understanding what practices can improve the lives of animals on ...

Have you ever been to a zoo and thought that the animals looked sad? Or perhaps you’ve visited a wildlife park and felt that the animals were chilled and content? Humans are pretty good at judging how ...

Dr. Mike Dacey analyses the challenges researchers face when studying the cognitive and emotional lives of animals and offers ...

Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals was unscientific. But as we learn more about ...

When I received Multiple Gold Medal–Winning Author Milana Anderson's latest book Animal Fairy Tales: Bedtime Animal Short Stories for Kids (Book Ten: Touch of Love) and started reading it, I couldn't ...

Do animals have thoughts and feelings just like us? A global study provides fascinating answers. From Ecuador to Japan, children and adults largely believe that animals can think and feel. However, ...

Do Animals feel emotions? And if so, which ones do they feel? Jealousy… fear… those are easy. But do they feel things like revenge? Do they do things just to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Dogs have an uncanny ability to tune into our feelings that often outshines human companions in emotional intelligence. Studies have shown that interactions with them decrease stress in humans.