Why haven’t farm animals evolved against humans? A biologist explains why there won’t be a chicken uprising anytime soon

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why haven’t farm animals evolved to protect ...

What is a society where humans and animals live together? What we can do to live happily with pets

There are many animals in our lives.Dogs and cats share our joy when we are happy and gently comfort us when we are sad.Even ...
Phys.org

The bond between humans and dogs remains remarkably consistent across societies, cross-cultural study reveals

A new study by an international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) has revealed striking similarities in the ...
gizmodo

Which Wild Animals Could Humans Domesticate Into the Next Great Pet?

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree. According to the American Pet Products Association, around 94 million ...
National Geographic

Will humans and animals ever be able to converse? Here’s what science says.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...