Supreme Court's ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws

The Supreme Court has upheld a controversial California law requiring pork sold in-state to be humanely raised, no matter where it’s produced. Pork producers say it could drive up food prices.

David Favre, Professor of Law, Michigan State University • conversation
May 15, 2023 ~8 min

How free-range eggs became the norm in supermarkets – and sold customers a lie

Though preferable to battery farms, free-range eggs are not as safe and ethical as customers think.

Joel Mead, PhD Candidate in History, University of Liverpool • conversation
March 13, 2023 ~6 min


Bird flu has made a comeback, driving up prices for holiday turkeys

Hunters are warned to take precautions handling wild birds, and the virus can spill over to non-avian species, so no one should approach wild animals that are appear ill.

Yuko Sato, Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~10 min

Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised

Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.

David Favre, Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2022 ~10 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties – blackouts are a growing problem

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks, and a major outbreak is underway in the US. A veterinary scientist explains what consumers need to know.

Yuko Sato, Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University • conversation
April 7, 2022 ~8 min

How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.

Brian Lovett, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University • conversation
March 28, 2022 ~6 min


Virgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males

Parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm, might be more common than you realized.

Mercedes Burns, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Dec. 15, 2020 ~6 min

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