Humans are the slowest-maturing mammals on Earth. No other species invests more time, energy, and social infrastructure into raising its young. Why do humans grow so slowly compared to other animals?

Scientists tracking thousands of animals found that our physical presence can reshape where wildlife moves and lives, sometimes as strongly as roads, cities, and other human development. Because ...

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

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In his beautifully written, wide-ranging, and impeccably researched book Animate: How Animals Shape the Human Mind, acclaimed author Michael Bond carefully traces how we, humans, arrived at where we ...