Earth News

Activists outraged over animal testing backdoor in welfare bill

Animal testing for cosmetics could go ahead under new proposals due to confusing legislation.

20/08/2021

Health Series

EU’s farmed animal welfare rules need ‘serious and extensive review’

In partnership with The European Commission

The pandemic has stressed the importance of a strong and sustainable food system and highlighted the links between our health, ecosystems, supply chains, and consumption patterns. Notably the one with farmed animals.

27/04/2021

Earth News

Crab blood used to make COVID vaccine outrages animal rights activists

Horseshoe crab blood has been a cornerstone of biomedical research for decades, but do things need to change?

20/07/2020

Earth News

What polar bears and monkeys can teach us about social distancing

The animal kingdom has been helping scientists understand how diseases are transmitted between groups.

13/05/2020

United Kingdom

Ethical vegans celebrate after winning landmark legal case in UK

It means they will now get protection from discrimination at work.

04/01/2020

World News

Im-paw-tent vote: Animal welfare parties hope to triple number of MEPs

Animal welfare could be set for a boost in Europe as campaigners prepare an unprecedented assault on May's elections.

13/04/2019

World News

Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on animals

New analysis published Thursday of a 5000-year-old cow skull with holes drilled into it suggest Neolithic people practiced brain surgery on animals before trying it on humans.

20/04/2018

United Kingdom

Can ewe believe it? Sheep ‘can recognise human faces’

Researchers claim they trained the animals to ‘identify’ the faces of celebrities.

08/11/2017

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Surfing dogs hit the waves in California

24/09/2017

USA

Ig Nobel prize for liquid cat research

Ig Nobel spoof awards have been held in the US recognising

15/09/2017

Japan

A cut above? Chimpanzees understand how to play rock-paper-scissors

16/08/2017

No Comment

IVF hopes for northern white rhino

Scientists at a British zoo use IVF techniques to help save the northern white rhino.

21/07/2017

France

Where Eagles Dare: France trains birds to bring down drones

The French Air Force is training baby eagles to bring down remote-controlled drones that have strayed into restricted airspace.

16/02/2017

USA

Monkey trial raises hopes of new male contraceptive gel

After a successful trial on monkeys, a gel called Vasalgel is raising hopes that men will have another option when it comes to contraceptives.

07/02/2017

USA

Researchers create first viable human-animal hybrid embryo

28/01/2017

Next Series

Replacing animal testing with cultured human cells

Animal testing raises sometimes violently passionate debate and opposition, but for medical research surely it is sadly unavoidable? Perhaps not for much longer if European scientists' research bears

10/10/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: Animal-free testing

Please don’t panic but these are mini human brains.

10/10/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: growing bones

07/03/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: venoms that heal

This cobra can kill you… but its venom could also cure your diabetes… or your allergy. Thousands of toxins from 200 venimous species have been newly

18/01/2016

Next Series

How I learned to stop worrying about snakes and love the venom

Extremely venomous animals like snakes have long been feared and exterminated. What you are about to see in this report is that the same venom that

18/01/2016