On a humid spring night last April, I went for a walk in Garber Park, a hillsideforest on the eastern edge of Berkeley.

More than six years after the emergence of Covid-19, no one is keeping track of the risky virus experiments that are capable of starting a pandemic.

Sowing flowers in spring may have a surprising effect on the inner lives of bees.

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When storm takes form

The Dreams of a Bumblebee in Autumn: Yes, bees dream. We can even imagine what.

If the center and left succumb to the view that “nothing worked,” no one will remain to defend sensible public-health measures the next time a pandemic comes around.

The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.

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YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin

Dr Matti Wilks is a social and developmental psychologist who is a reader in psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Her work explores people’s moral motivation and actions. This includes lots of w...

Over the past 3 years, the idea that artificial intelligence (AI) development should be accelerated without restraint to drive radical societal change—a phenomenon known as AI accelerationism—has gain...

Mass migrations are found throughout the animal kingdom and are often undertaken by coordinated social groups. However, surprisingly little is known a…

Artificial intelligence could transform our relationships with animals, but more must be done to make sure AI works for the interests of other species.

It is becoming increasingly clear that animal cultures have intrinsic, irreplaceable value, and yet they are not adequately protected by preserving habitat. The time has come for UNESCO to explicitly protect non-human cultural heritage alongside human heritage.

Animal Medicine

Why do so many see vaccines and other medical interventions as tools of social control rather than boons to health?