“Humans are the only animals capable of ________.” I’ve seen countless variations on this statement in magazines, in books, and on television.

Are animals conscious in the way that we are? What goes on in their minds?

By Steve Martindale

That’s Wheezy, a 3-week-old orphaned bush baby who had the bad fortune of being dragged home by a house cat.

By Steve Martindale

I just ran my first marathon, 26.2 miles in hilly San Francisco. I’ve wanted to finish a marathon ever since I was 18, and I’m still in a state of disbelief that I’ve actually done it after all these years.

Environmental issues are getting a lot of press these days. Climate change, shortages of clean water, topsoil depletion, rain forest destruction—the list seems almost endless.