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New Cow-Free Cheese May Be Tastier, but Still Faces Hurdles
Consumers care about animal welfare and climate pollution, scientists find, but also dairy farmers’ livelihoods.
Food•5 min read
Solutions
Consumers care about animal welfare and climate pollution, scientists find, but also dairy farmers’ livelihoods.
Food•5 min read
Explainer
Food•7 min read
Explainer
Food•7 min read
Investigation
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Solutions
The new fast-casual restaurant is powered by robots and a mostly meatless menu.
Food•2 min read
Explainer
Food•6 min read
Perspective
Food•8 min read
Investigation
I hopped aboard a tuna tour to investigate what it takes to confine these majestic apex predators.
Aquaculture•10 min read
Solutions
Aquaculture•6 min read
Investigation
A new investigation reveals fish cut open while still conscious.
Aquaculture•4 min read
Investigation
I hopped aboard a tuna tour to investigate what it takes to confine these majestic apex predators.
Aquaculture•10 min read
Solutions
Food•7 min read
Explainer
What makes a food "organic"? One survey found only 20 percent of respondents knew the answer.
Food•9 min read
Explainer
The terms cage-free and free-range may seem very similar but in reality, there are some key differences between the two. Here’s what you need to know.
Food•7 min read
Explainer
Food•7 min read
Investigation
A growing number of backyard farmers confess they have no idea what they’re doing.
Food•6 min read
Perspective
One popular defense of a meat-heavy diet is the “crop death” argument, but does the evidence actually stack up?
Food•6 min read
Reported
Food•5 min read
Perspective
Foodsharing has rescued 178 million pounds of food from landfill since 2012. Yet experts say more should be done to combat food waste on a global scale.
Climate•7 min read
Reported
One-third of food produced around the world ends up in garbage cans and landfills. Advocates point to a simple solution: reusing food instead of throwing it away.
Food•6 min read
Explainer
Food•7 min read
Investigation
More than 90 percent of the polluting facilities are located less than a mile from water used to irrigate fruits and vegetables.
Food•4 min read
Solutions
The new fast-casual restaurant is powered by robots and a mostly meatless menu.
Food•2 min read
Solutions
Food•5 min read
Explainer
It’s more profitable to grind up billions of baby chicks than it is to raise them for meat.
Food•9 min read
Explainer
The most common questions about cultivated meat, answered in plain English.
Food•11 min read
Investigation
Food•11 min read
Explainer
The tactic of rescuing injured farm animals has helped animal rights activists win more court cases and nab the media spotlight.
Food•8 min read
Reported
A new investigation from Animal Justice Project reveals trampled and rotting hens on a farm that supplies eggs to the grocery giant Lidl.
Food•4 min read
Analysis
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Analysis
A scathing new report alleges that the country’s largest meat producers made “baseless” claims of meat shortages to keep their facilities running in the early stages of the pandemic.
Food•3 min read
Analysis
“This is what happens when you try to put too many animals in the same place,” says the report's author, who lives next door to one of the pig farms.
Climate•6 min read
Explainer
Food•8 min read
Explainer
Despite the massive amount of public and private funding flowing into regenerative agriculture, research shows it doesn't live up to the climate hype.
Food•14 min read
Explainer
Sustainable agriculture prioritizes natural resources and healthy soils but because the label is not well-regulated, any farm can call itself "sustainable."
Food•10 min read
Perspective
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Reported
Some farmers are transitioning from factory farms to plant-based businesses — with the hope of changing more than the food system.
Food•5 min read
Reported
A new report finds investigations at an all-time low at a time when farm workers, including children, are perhaps more vulnerable than ever.
Food•4 min read
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