Our brains and their associated diseases are notoriously hard to study. So, researchers developed an animal model with a cortex—the brain’s outer layer—grown from human-derived cells ...

Research into human-animal chimeras could have a therapeutic payoff, but the work brings up thorny ethical questions.

From depressed polar bears to charismatic pandas, conservationists have used anthropomorphism, or the practice of attributing human qualities to non-human subjects, to garner public support for ...

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is slated to be a universal animal language translator, thus you can speak with your favorite pet, such as a lovable dog. In today’s column, I explore a touted ...