Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we currently use to manage our natural environment are failing. One emerging concept focuses on giving legal ...

The Great Salt Lake and other bodies of water — along with just about anything else that could be considered nonhuman — wouldn’t qualify for “legal personhood” under a bill endorsed Tuesday by the ...

The ongoing battle over the proposed construction of a new airport in the Albanian city of Vlora has sparked fierce debate among environmentalists worldwide. As Prime Minister Edi Rama pushes forward ...

Many space agencies and private space companies see the Moon as a treasure trove of resources to use for long-term outposts or settlements. That has some scientists worried, because harvesting lunar ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This article is more than 3 years old. Should AI be granted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Legal personhood is a perhaps surprisingly controversial topic ...

Dogs are the most popular pet in the United States, with about 65 million of them living with humans, according to Forbes Advisor. Yet man's relationship with our best friend is complicated because, ...

When a pregnant North Texas woman was pulled over for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane, she protested. "I just felt that there were two of us in [the car] and I was wrongly getting ...

“People think of laws being so objective and serious, and almost separate from the social norms,” says investigative climate journalist Amy Westervelt. “But it’s really just a handful of people’s ...