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Every Human Case of Avian Flu Reported So Far
Human cases remain rare but the risk of an outbreak could change at any time.
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The Month in a Minute: December 2024
December’s top stories in 60 seconds.
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Avian Flu: Sentient’s Latest Stories
Avian flu poses an increasing risk to humans. Here's what we know, and a link to all of our coverage.
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The Month in a Minute: November 2024
November’s top stories about climate, animals and health.
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Election 2024 Coverage: The Complete Guide
All of Sentient’s election coverage in one place.
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The Month in a Minute: October 2024
October’s top stories about climate, factory farms and health.
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The Month in a Minute: September 2024
September's top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•3 min read
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The Month in a Minute: August 2024
August’s top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•3 min read
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The Month in a Minute: July 2024
July’s top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•3 min read
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The Month in a Minute: June 2024
June's top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•4 min read
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Impossible’s New Ad Campaign Doubles Down on Dudes
The plant-based leader hopes to boost sales by tapping into the American tradition of measuring masculinity with meat.
Food•6 min read
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The Month in a Minute: May 2024
May's top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•4 min read
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The Month in a Minute: April 2024
April's top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•4 min read
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The Month in a Minute: March 2024
March’s top stories about climate, animals and health.
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The Month in a Minute: February 2024
February’s top stories about climate, animals and health.
Month in a Minute•4 min read
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Vegan Documentaries Like ‘You Are What You Eat’ Seem Damned If They Do or Don’t
Documentaries can lead to real cultural shifts — but that comes with predictable blowback.
Diet•8 min read
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‘Narratives of Delay’: How the Animal Pharma Industry Resists Moves to Curb the Overuse of Antibiotics on Farms
A DeSmog review of hundreds of documents identifies eight arguments fielded by the industrial farming lobby to allay concerns over livestock drugs.
Food•26 min read
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The Year in Review: 2023
This year's top stories in farming, climate and food.
Month in a Minute•5 min read
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What Tyson Foods’ Terrible Year Means for the Future of Big Chicken
Layoffs and a declining stock price may signal trouble for the U.S.'s largest poultry producer
Food•2 min read
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The Month in a Minute: December 2023
December’s top stories in farming, climate and food in 60 seconds.
Month in a Minute•4 min read
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Eating Meat Is Bad for Climate Change, and Here Are All the Studies That Prove It
As negotiations get underway at COP28, we compiled a list of the leading research documenting the connection between meat and greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate•11 min read
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The Month in a Minute: November 2023
November’s top stories in agriculture, climate and food in 60 seconds.
Month in a Minute•4 min read
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Why Cedar the Goat Had To Be Killed
When a 9-year-old tried to pull her goat from auction, Shasta County fair officials insisted the animal be killed to teach her a lesson about meat.
Food•7 min read
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The Month in a Minute: October 2023
October’s top stories in agriculture, climate and food in 60 seconds
Month in a Minute•5 min read
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The Month in a Minute: September 2023
September’s top stories in agriculture, climate and food in 60 seconds
Month in a Minute•7 min read
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The Month in a Minute: August 2023
August’s top stories in agriculture, climate and food in 60 seconds
Month in a Minute•11 min read
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8 Key Laws Under Threat From the EATS Act
The new bill represents the single biggest challenge to animal welfare laws, but food safety and honey bee protections are also at risk.
Factory Farms•10 min read
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The Month in a Minute: July 2023
July’s top stories in agriculture, climate and food in 60 seconds.
Month in a Minute•12 min read
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The Month in a Minute: June 2023
June’s top stories in agriculture, climate and food in 60 seconds
Month in a Minute•8 min read
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How Queer Ecology Disrupts the Study of Animals and Nature
Myriad examples of queer animals exist, from homosexual mountain goats to gender-bending clownfish to asexual snakes.
Research•6 min read
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93 Percent of Climate News Never Mentions Meat
A new study by Faunalytics and Sentient Media shows that animal agriculture is systematically underreported in climate media coverage.
Climate•3 min read
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Food and Farming Climate Media Toolkit
We've compiled some of our most frequently used research and analysis in this food-climate reporting toolkit.
Climate•2 min read
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The Month in a Minute: May 2023
May’s top stories in agriculture, climate and our food system in 60 seconds.
Month in a Minute•11 min read
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Flexitarianism Is Rising — Along With Demand for Chicken
A new survey finds 11 percent of Americans identify as flexitarian — with more than a quarter eating more plants but also more chicken.
Diet•5 min read
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The Month in a Minute: April 2023
April’s top stories in agriculture, climate and our food system in 60 seconds.
Month in a Minute•9 min read
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Are Plant-Based Burgers Healthy?
Are plant-based burgers healthy? Debates about processed and ultra-processed foods have made this more complicated than it needs to be.
Diet•6 min read
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What Is Carbon Neutral Milk?
Milk and meat brands are turning to climate labels like "carbon neutral" and "net zero" to boost sales. But what do these terms actually mean?
Big Meat•8 min read
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Want to Sequester Carbon? Save Wild Animals
Gray wolves, elephants, wildebeests and sea otters are a few of the species that can help sequester carbon and mitigate global warming.
Climate•5 min read
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The Month in a Minute: March 2023
Media recap of the top stories in agriculture, climate, science and justice in 60 seconds.
Month in a Minute•13 min read
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IPCC: Slashing Emissions From Meat Crucial to Climate Action
A trio of new reports — including the IPCC's latest — makes clear that food system reform is a crucial part of climate action.
Climate•4 min read
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Wildlife Wins From Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act
A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.
Climate•8 min read
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Fish Pass the Mirror Test. Here’s What That Means.
A new study finds fish can recognize their own reflection and distinguish themselves from other fish.
Science•4 min read
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Freshwater Fish Are a ‘Significant Source’ of Forever Chemicals
New research finds significantly higher levels of PFAS in locally caught freshwater fish than store-bought fish.
Health•3 min read
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Wild Fish Feel Pain — But They Have No Welfare Protections
Commercial fishing methods are not designed for a quick or painless death.
Science•5 min read
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Pandemic Risk on the Rise Thanks to How We Eat
Pandemic risk is on the rise, but researchers know the cause and how to reduce the risk.
Health•4 min read
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The Year in Food and Farming News: 2022 Supercut
Watch The Month in Minute media recap here.
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The Month in a Minute: December 2022
Media recap of the top stories in agriculture, climate, science and justice in 60 seconds.
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Sentient Media’s 2022 Year in Review
Top posts from 2022 and more.
Farms•7 min read
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New Research Finds E.U. Policies Fund Beef and Bioenergy Over Nature
Two new reports find E.U. policies are failing to protect climate and biodiversity.
Climate•5 min read
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Rapid Bird Species Decline Boosts Case for Biodiversity Action
New wildlife report reveals 49 percent of bird species are decreasing.
Climate•7 min read
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