Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...

Storytelling is part of being human. In this nonfiction book, we learn why and how such narratives can also be a trap ...

As a career ethologist, I was thrilled when I learned about Dr. Matthew Calarco's new and highly original book titled The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships.

Human beings are animals, evolved from ancestral great apes. We are part of nature and yet unique in many ways. It was once thought that humans were the only animals with culture: the learned ...

innovative science fiction or poignant memoirs that delve deep into the human experience. In this guide, we’ll highlight some of the most-anticipated books of 2025, offering a sneak peek into ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

A long, long time ago, in an age before literature festivals, I met a man who wrote books ... human idiosyncrasy, perhaps that was his way of making the rest of us care for them. He wrote that ...

Beyond helping themselves, the new lakes also create an ecosystem for lots of other animals, and can even help reduce flooding in human habitats.

Human composting turns bodies into soil by speeding up “what happens on the forest floor,” according to Tom Harries, CEO of Earth Funeral, the human composting company the Muckenhoupt family ...

There’s a tendency to overlook the fact that human health and animal health are closely intertwined. As an Ethnozoology published paper put it, “we share hundreds of diseases with animals ...

Another book was ‘Bad Therapy’ by Abigail Shrier, a hard-hitting book tracking the state of the mental health of the young generation..” “I had read ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell ...