It's hard to argue that today's AI systems are conscious. Sure, large language models have been trained to talk like humans, ...

PORT ROYAL, Pennsylvania (RNS) — Hare Krishna farmers produce 'non-violent,' or ahimsa, dairy from cows that are loved and ...

Do animals have souls? Can they be reborn like humans? While today we debate animal consciousness with science, the ancient ...

Traipse into the world of artificial intelligence research, and it won’t take long to stumble across a concept known as the ...

As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become ...

If you're looking to eat better without giving up burgers and dogs this summer, hybrid meat is the easy answer.

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

Panprotopsychism claims that the fundamental building blocks of reality have properties that are the precursors to ...

Mother giraffe Mara welcomed her newest calf, named Tucker, at the Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Bay Lake, Florida, on Monday according to Disney. It's Disney World's first giraffe birth since 2021.

And there is no reason to think that the same is not true of our power over non-human animals. (For a fuller discussion, see here.) When we consider what could justify our upholding a practice that ...

Regardless of the method you use, you must ensure the following two steps are completed to humanely kill a reptile: Step 1: Your method should result in the animal losing consciousness immediately.

Mitchell claimed he had permission to keep the tigers as "emotional support" animals. A 71-year-old man from Nevada is facing charges after authorities seized seven unlicensed tigers from his ...