Being an omnivore is actually quite odd

Examining one million animal species going back 800 million years shows that omnivores are rare, and that the first animal likely ate meat.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 22, 2019 • ~8 min

Harvard researcher: New meat alternatives mainstream veganism

Led by vegetarian tech companies looking to mimic and replace meat and other animal products, going vegan is on the verge of going mainstream.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
July 3, 2019 • ~7 min

8 ways to avoid food poisoning

To avoid food poisoning this Fourth of July, keep these tips in mind from the grocery store all the way through putting away leftovers.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
July 3, 2019 • ~3 min

Harvard study links red meat consumption with early death

Longitudinal study associates increasing consumption of red meat, especially processed meat, over eight years with a higher risk of death in the subsequent eight years.

Amy Roeder • harvard
June 12, 2019 • ~4 min

1 swap halves the carbon footprint of your diet

"Just one food substitution brought close to a 50 percent reduction, on average, in a person’s carbon footprint."

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
June 12, 2019 • ~3 min

Did eating fat out of bones give us our big brains?

While some scientists say eating meat let early human brains grow bigger, a new paper argues it was fat from bone marrow that got things started.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
Feb. 7, 2019 • ~6 min

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