Small diet swaps are good for your health and the planet’s

Just a few simple swaps to your diet can improve your health—and the health of the planet, too.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 ~5 min

High winds may boost pathogen among outdoor chickens

On farms where chickens live outside, high winds may increase the prevalence the largest cause of foodborne illness in the US.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~6 min


To avoid getting sick, wash your hands, not raw chicken

To reduce the risk of foodborne illness, give your hands a good washing when preparing food like raw chicken. But, don't wash the poultry. Here's why.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
April 4, 2022 ~6 min

1 food swap could cut your carbon footprint by 48%

"People can make a significant difference in their carbon footprint with very simple changes—and the easiest one would be to substitute poultry for beef."

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
Jan. 13, 2022 ~5 min

Don’t wash your turkey this Thanksgiving

If you want to keep yourself and your dinner guests safe from foodborne illness, you shouldn't wash poultry. An expert breaks down how to stay safe.

NC State • futurity
Nov. 19, 2021 ~5 min

2 kinds of poultry bacteria make each other nastier

Two types of Campylobacter, a well-known group of foodborne bacteria, are exchanging genes, which could lead to more virulent, antibiotic-resistant strains.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Feb. 17, 2021 ~6 min

4 do’s (and 1 don’t) about keeping chickens in your yard

Backyard poultry farming may be to blame for the US outbreak of Salmonella. But there are some things you can do to protect yourself and your animals.

Greer Arthur-NC State • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~5 min

These genes could make a better chicken

Newcastle disease isn't a major threat to US chickens, but that could change. New research finds clues to resistance in regular backyard birds.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
June 19, 2019 ~5 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

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