Topic: Empathy

Not just a pretty boy

Intelligent, devoted, alien – parrots are unlike any other pet. But what does the complex human-avian bond say about us?

The empathy machine

Sherlock was right – new research shows that seeing through another's eyes takes a detached mind not just a warm heart

The kindness of beasts

Dogs rescue their friends and elephants care for injured kin – humans have no monopoly on moral behaviour