One of the disturbing things about Daniel Lee's “Manimals,” a series of 12 sepia-toned portraits of human-animal hybrids, is how normal they appear, at least at first. Make us a Preferred Source on ...

To call someone an animal is an insult, the quintessential “other”. At the same time, we humans covet their qualities.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here. Over the past week or so, my X feed ...

Have you ever noticed how animals sometimes behave differently around people who are very sick or nearing the end of life? It ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don’t? It’s one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...