One fact of life is that all people have to eat. While diets radically vary, much of who and what makes its way to humans' mouths comes from industrialized factory farming. Another scientifically ...

An additional problem is exposure to toxic elements such as arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium, which we come into contact ...

Archaeological research once again dispells the widespread belief that our Paleolithic ancestors were primarily meat-eaters, ...

A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...

There was an interesting study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week that generated some discussion on Twitter and elsewhere (here's the press release that ...

The Kogi Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES) has emphasised the importance of the One ...

Regarded as the father of medicine, Hippocrates was also the first food historian, exploring human nutrition and linking wisdom to science.

Keller Kopf does research on long-lived animals and has received grants associated with the management and conservation of fisheries and wildlife. In humans and other animals, ageing is generally ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, Emily Bazelon talked with Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy about their new book, Our Kindred Creatures: How ...