Consciousness is a state of subjective experience or awareness, e.g. of an emotion, the self or external objects. In humans, this awareness is underpinned by a suite of cognitive functions, from attention to metacognition. To understand the evolution of ...

Lange galten Insekten als kleine Roboter. Doch das Bild wandelt sich: Insekten treffen Entscheidungen, manche Art hat Persönlichkeit. Fühlen sie auch Schmerz?

Scientists have assessed more than 23,000 species.

Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the possibility that they are sentient.

The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets insects, to help inspire a brand new poem.