Scientists are acknowledging that animals are not just autonomous robots, like previously believed, but conscious beings capable of the same feelings and emotions that humans experience. Probably no big surprise there to our readers. On a related note, we've been conducting research as to whether or not humans are conscious beings, though so far the results are inconclusive...
From Psychology Today:
Every now and again I receive an email message I ignore after reading the subject line. I know I’m not alone in following this rule of thumb, but today I broke down and opened a message the subject line of which read “Scientists Declare: Nonhuman Animals Are Conscious“. I honestly thought it was a joke, likely from one of my favorite newspapers, The Onion. However, it wasn’t.
