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Christine Korsgaard argues that we can extend a Kantian moral framework to include other animals. But her argument failsBy Peter Godfrey-SmithRead at Aeon

Captive orcas are tormented by boredom and family separation, but they cannot be simply released. What’s the solution?By Lori MarinoRead at Aeon

For Palaeolithic societies, art-making was both a tool for survival and a tactile, joyous exploration of the worldBy Izzy WisherRead at Aeon

The neuroscience of peripersonal space explores how you create, defend or relax the buffer zone between you and the worldBy Frédérique de Vignemont & Colin KleinRead at Aeon

They’re not cuddly, they don’t behave at all like us – yet they are sentient. Why fish belong in the moral communityBy Michael WoodruffRead at Aeon

The gift of a half-wanted hive took me into the world of bees, kept and wild: a place of generosity and attentivenessBy Helen JukesRead at Aeon

Spinoza helps diagnose the bad ideas and sad passions that preclude us from a finer relationship with the natural worldBy Beth LordRead at Aeon

The owl watches you from the raised seat on the medieval misericord in Norwich Cathedral in the east of England. Surrounding the owl are birds with feathers like the scales of a pangolin. The birds are focused on the owl. The owl pays them no mind. The motif of this scene would have been familia...By Erika Harlitz-KernRead at Aeon

We know how to replace toxic, intensive livestock raising with beautiful, efficient grasslands. Do we have the will?By Randall D JacksonRead at Aeon

They are sentient beings with rich emotional lives, yet we subject them to experimental cruelty without conscience. Why?By Kristin Andrews & Susana MonsóRead at Aeon

It is not enough to conserve species and ecosystems. We have an ethical duty to care for each individual animal on earthBy Jeff SeboRead at Aeon

It has long been understood, and by cultures too various to list, that salamanders have something of the supernatural about them. Their name is thought to derive from an ancient Persian vocable meaning ‘fire within’, and for at least 2,000 years they were believed to be impervious to flames, or e...By Scott SayareRead at Aeon

Trainers working with dogs every day have documented extraordinary talents and skills. Will science ever catch up?By Jessica HekmanRead at Aeon

The slaughterhouse ethic of Soviet and American whalers tells us we must look beyond communism and capitalism to surviveBy Bathsheba DemuthRead at Aeon

Humans and chimps pass, elephants and dolphins apparently don't. Is the mirror test a reliable mark of self-awareness?By Virginia MorellRead at Aeon

How a chimpanzee named Clint trained a psychologist to question human exceptionalism and reconsider the intelligence of apesBy David LeavensRead at Aeon

Modern zoos are proud of their contribution to animal conservation but will always be haunted by their cruel historiesBy Nigel T RothfelsRead at Aeon

The Classical world abounded with avians – and so birds took up in the human imagination, nesting in our language and artBy Jeremy MynottRead at Aeon