A new paper argues that scientists may need a radically new approach to studying consciousness, including in animals and AI.

If an ant is drowning in a puddle, should you try to save it, bioethicist Jeff Sebo asks in an article. If yes, is your decision based on Indian tradition, which teaches that all life manifests God, ...

Do voters have the right to restrict harmful industrial practices within their state? The Supreme Court’s ruling on Prop 12 will decide.

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living ...

Should chimpanzees have rights? What about elephants? Or ants? Or microorganisms? And how about artificial intelligence? These questions are at the heart of The Moral Circle: Who matters, what matters ...

Arthur L. Caplan heads the division of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Jeff Sebo is associate professor of environmental studies and affiliated professor of bioethics, medical ...