Explainer

Are Organized Animal Rebellions Really a Thing?

Animal Behavior•6 min read

Solutions

Fourth of July Fireworks Can Terrify Animals. Here’s How to Help.

There are ways to make the Fourth of July safer for pets, wildlife and farm animals.

Animal Behavior•4 min read

Explainer

7 Animal Father-Child Bonds That Prove Humans Don’t Have a Monopoly on Doting Dads

These species show that engaged fatherhood can be perfectly natural.

Animal Behavior•7 min read

Reported

The Colleges with the Worst Animal Welfare Violations Might Shock You

Animal Testing•6 min read

Reported

Can Scientists Stem Antimicrobial Resistance With Designer Microbiomes?

Breakthroughs•7 min read

Solutions

Scientists Are Making Honey Without the Hive

How plant-based honey could help save the most at-risk bees: native pollinators.

Breakthroughs•5 min read

Reported

These IBM Researchers Want To Test AI, Not Lab Animals

Each year, millions of mice, bunnies and beagles are force-fed pharmaceuticals in toxicity tests, but there are alternatives.

Breakthroughs•6 min read

Fact Check

The Skin Benefits of Beef Tallow Are Lathered on Thick

Mythbusting•5 min read

Fact Check

What Musk and Rogan Got Very Wrong About Climate Change and Meat

In a recent podcast appearance, Musk spread climate misinformation.

Mythbusting•9 min read

Explainer

Weather Conspiracy Theories: How Misinformation Distracts from Climate Reality

The far-right’s claims about recent hurricanes, debunked.

Mythbusting•7 min read

Explainer

How Good People Do Bad Things to Animals

Research•8 min read

Reported

Fish Farms Kill Billions More Wild Fish Than Previous Estimates, Study Finds

Touted as a more environmentally friendly solution, the reality of fish farms is more harmful.

Research•6 min read

Explainer

Animals Can Work Together, and Here Are a Few Notable Examples

What animal cooperation can teach us about our similarities and differences as species.

Research•8 min read

Solutions

Colorado Reintroduced Wolves. They Might Have the Wrong Personalities to Succeed

Science•8 min read

Review

Book Review: ‘Meet the Neighbors’ by Brandon Keim Compassionately Complicates the Narrative about Animals

A big-hearted and heavily researched exploration of what it means to treat animals with respect.

Science•8 min read

Explainer

New Research on Animal Communication Reveals How Much We Still Don’t Understand

Recent studies on how animals ‘talk’ demonstrates their complexity.

Science•7 min read

Reported

The AI Bias That’s Often Overlooked: Speciesism

Science•6 min read

Explainer

Are Factory Farmed Chickens Just GMOs, Actually?

The meat industry breeds chickens to grow as fast as possible. Here’s how they do it.

Science•7 min read

Reported

Cultivated Pet Food Meat Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

How Biocraft is attempting to improve pet food by making it allergen-free and healthier for animals — not to mention, far more ethical.

Science•8 min read