So far in this series of articles about learning and education, I've said almost nothing about teaching. That has been deliberate. In our culture we do too much teaching, or too much of what we call ...

For some, talking to animals is the stuff of fairy tales, cartoons, or quirky movies starring Eddie Murphy. But for Val Heart, animal communication is a real and profound ability — one that can ...

Humans have long been fascinated by the idea of communicating with other species — not just teaching animals to mimic human words, but truly understanding their calls or cries, and interpreting their ...

One of the things that has stood out to me most in the wake of the Eaton fire is the generosity of animal lovers worldwide. So many people have reached out to send their well wishes and offer us ...

I've long been interested in the ways in which different religions view and teach about nonhuman animals (animals) and the gulf between their teachings, and how they permit other animals to be treated ...

LOS ANGELES -- The serval did not want to go into her crate. The spotted cat's name was Naomi, she had just been weighed, and now it was time to do as she was told. "C'mon -- in your crate," said ...

As the people who read my articles know, I am fascinated by natural phenomena. I am particularly taken by our fellow animals and their relationship to us and to each other. Though my evidence is, for ...

Did you know goldfish can learn to drive cars? Have you heard bumblebees can learn to pull on a string? Would you believe some primates can perform calculations with Arabic numerals? These tasks seem ...