The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...

Bruce Friedrich has devoted his life to reducing American meat consumption—and he isn’t giving up just yet.

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...

Eating a high-quality plant-rich diet that includes whole grains, vegetables, and fruits may prevent cognitive impairment.

There’s no denying how impressive the human body is. It can be incredibly strong, capable of pulling off amazing feats at the ...

The leading U.S. heart health organization just released new guidelines that emphasize eating more plant-based protein ...

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks ...

Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

Researchers have found that bacteria isolated from kimchi can bind to plastic particles in the gut and carry them out of the body.

A majority of people with advanced cancers endure cachexia, a muscle-, fat-, and organ-wasting condition that is currently ...

Some animals have developed body shapes that closely resemble human private parts, often causing confusion when they are ...

A humble mollusk can live to 507. The oldest Greenland sharks navigate deep, dark Arctic waters for longer than America has existed. And the wrinkly, cancer-resistant naked mole rat can live well into ...