SA Mind

Science helps us understand why we keep animal companions and how they became so prominent in our daily lives

People have an innate interest in other species, but we like having pets for a variety of social reasons

Is there a typical cat person or snake owner? The jury is still out

Why dogs fit into families so well

Felines may be hard to study, but some things are purrfectly clear

An overactive immune response can cause depression

New insights are helping us understand and treat selective mutism

Choosing a career that defies gender stereotypes can make these professionals more original thinkers

Peer counselors are playing a growing role in guiding newcomers to mental health care

Our subjective experience of the world may be better explained as art than as illusion