From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

I always love it when scientific researchers provide solid empirical data on the cognitive and emotional lives of nonhuman animals (animals) that some take to be a "surprise" because in their ...

Ready for another inconvenient truth? Here’s one: fish feel pain, are sentient, and are far more intelligent than we thought. Even more inconvenient—we need to do something about it. The scientific ...

Imagine being hooked or otherwise impaled and, despite struggling, yanked from your home into an environment where you can’t breathe. Such is the fate of fishes and other aquatic animals at the hands ...

Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s new standards put pressure on the UK to extend its animal welfare laws to fisheries One of the world’s leading organisations for farmed seafood is to introduce new ...