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Ranging from huge to tiny, some of the smartest animals fly under the radar
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How Biocraft is attempting to improve pet food by making it allergen-free and healthier for animals — not to mention, far more ethical.
A Harvard researcher tested a field of hypothetical candidates and found talking about animal welfare could actually boost voter support.
A series of seemingly coordinated attacks against fishing vessels has the public paying attention to orcas. Here’s what you need to know about this remarkable species.
The “sick bird markets” of Indonesia hold answers for our future with bird flu, a growing body of research suggests.
Research shows honeybees can do math. Meanwhile some ants are building massive underground fungi farms.
More than 150 companies are growing meat from fish or animal cells. Yet some critics still deride cultivated proteins as “lab-grown meat.” Why?
Myriad examples of queer animals exist, from homosexual mountain goats to gender-bending clownfish to asexual snakes.
A new study published in Nature finds genetic changes are making recent outbreaks of avian flu more severe in mammals.
Farm animal suffering is a hidden cost of cheap meat. Exactly how much is it worth?
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has now earned FDA approval for human trials after a history of two federal probes and 1500 animal deaths.
The U.S. uses around 1 billion pounds of conventional pesticides each year to control weeds, insects and other crop-damaging invaders. Pesticides are crucial for protecting crops but can also be mismanaged at great risk to the environment.
In a new study, scientists found an antibiotic resistant gene lurking in the bacteria of cattle feedlot water bowls.
A new study finds fish can recognize their own reflection and distinguish themselves from other fish.
A new study finds messages that stress civic action and collective evolution resonate better with focus groups.
We’re curious about animal intelligence but we might not want to believe it.
A new study suggests the way forest elephants eat — specifically which trees they feed on — can play a critical role in climate mitigation.
Commercial fishing methods are not designed for a quick or painless death.
Speciesism is the idea that only humans are worthy of moral consideration.
A new study investigates life in Earth’s microbiome and warns that bacteria, fungi and viruses are at risk of extinction.
Researchers in South Africa developed artificial nests to help protect penguins from extreme heat.
A new study shows pigs socialize in similar ways to humans.
“Bees have a richer behavior and life than we would have previously thought.”
A new study found chickens are playful creatures who run, jump, wrestle and play with toys.
“But plants feel pain too,” is a frequent argument put to vegans but the bottom line is plants do not possess pain receptors like humans and animals.
At least 10 percent of households no longer have their pandemic pets. In the future, digital pets could be an alternative.
A new study shows bees not only experience pain but can make decisions about whether to endure pain for reward.
Virtually every member of the animal kingdom benefits from a more mentally stimulating environment, especially zoo animals, cats, dogs, and even mice.
The automated emotion recognition tool can apparently be used to assess pig welfare on farms. But advocates say it is too little too late.
Cultivated meat is attracting a lot of new attention. But experts question whether the new technology will truly make our food systems more sustainable.
Women-led food tech startups are changing the fabric of the food tech industry, which they say has been dominated by “bro culture” for too long.