Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

Researchers warn the animals we eat could be the gateway for a pandemic in the form of antimicrobial resistance, unleashing a wave of deadly superbugs. The World Health Organization estimates that ...

In recent months, unusual wildlife behaviours have been trending across social platforms, especially topics that challenge ...

This post was co-authored with Jared Piazza, Ph.D. How can people both recognize that there are issues with meat production yet fall short in taking the necessary steps to address the problem? A ...

Did you happen to read the recent report about six Americans who ate grilled kabobs containing coiled nematode larvae? Looking back, the ruddy barbeque served at a gathering of relatives from Arizona, ...

Many of the animals we eat, like tuna, have microplastics in their flesh. LauriPatterson via Getty Images Food contaminants are always a hot topic, as we consumers have a natural desire to know ...

Most of us don’t think about how the lives of farm animals shape the food on our plates. Yet their daily comfort, diet, and ...

So what is an animal anyway? In our inaugural episode of Crash Course Zoology, we’ll endeavor to answer just that because as it turns out, it’s complicated! But before we get there we’ll need to ...

Kaplan is the author of “Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research.” We woke in Boston before daybreak as usual, and Hammy — my beagle, who was once a lab dog ...

Chris Balazs, farmer and CEO of Provenir (left), and RMIT's Professor Rajaraman Eri on an Australian farm with cattle. Researchers warn the animals we eat could be the gateway for a pandemic in the ...