NEWS: Vegans and vegetarians have a substantially lower chance of developing cancer than people who eat animal flesh, says a new cohort study from researchers at the University of Oxford.

On the surface, the goals of Elon Musk’s Neuralink - to treat neurological disorders and restore senses and movement in humans - seem noble. But macaque monkeys have suffered untold miseries, and it’s clear that neither Musk nor Neuralink are telling the whole story. Claire Hamlett reports.

A new report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics has warned that gene editing could exacerbate “some unethical breeding practices”.

WEEKEND READ: Do children know what they’re eating when their parents give them bacon and eggs? According to a new study, children aged seven and younger frequently don’t understand that meat - and to a lesser extent eggs and dairy - comes from animals, yet often classify animals as “not OK to eat”.

Animals have been used in medical tests for hundreds of years, and the horrific experiments are common practice in the UK. Here, we break down what the law is, whether the tests work, and what the alternatives are.

Social media platforms YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook are enabling and profiting from serious and prolific animal abuse, according to a new investigation and report by the Asia for Animals coalition.

Following reports that animal testing for cosmetics could once again be allowed in the UK, we look at what that could mean for the future of the cruel and unnecessary practice.

Marking the release of our latest video - The Truth About Plant Milks: Displacement of Indigenous People, Destruction & Deforestation - we take a look at cell-cultivated milk technology, said to take cows and other animals, including humans, out of milk production. More sustainable it might be, but is it actually more ethical?

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today released a landmark report identifying methane as a key greenhouse gas (GHG) to include in strategies tackling global warming ‘unequivocally’ caused by human activities, including livestock farming.

FACT CHECK: Whether or not insects can feel pain is subject to debate due to the fact that there’s no tangible way of measuring it. Here, we look at the scientific evidence...

The use on UK pig farms of a class of antibiotics - said to be “critically important” for human health by the World Health Organisation - has more than doubled, according to industry data obtained by the Guardian.

A new collaborative project led by scientists in the US and Canada has identified at least 887 viruses present in wildlife that carry a risk of spreading to humans. Of those listed in the ‘SpillOver’ watchlist, only 38 are known zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19, Ebola and rabies, and the list doesn’t even include influenza or any viruses associated with insect carriers and domesticated animals.