Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded ...

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood.

Activists with the Nonhuman Rights Project sued the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo last summer on behalf of the facility’s five elephants: Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo. The project’s ...

There’s an internal voice that says, “I should be polite,” even if you’re talking to a piece of software. It’s almost like ...

An AI model called NatureLM-audio is helping researchers decode animal communication, potentially unlocking interspecies ...

Could this help extend some of the rights normally bestowed on humans to nonhuman animals with complex languages? These are questions evaluated by Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) and ...

Pushing to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its chatbots caused a teen's suicide, Character Technologies is arguing that ...

Adamo Faiden’s new veterinary clinic in Buenos Aires is a testament to the growing consideration for non‑human creatures in ...

For instance, the Nonhuman Rights Project in the United States has sought to free chimpanzees and elephants from captivity by arguing they deserve legal personhood.