Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?
More than a trillion insects are raised each year as high-protein, low-carbon animal feed, but the practice might have an ethical blind spot.
Stop Saving Cute Animals
One million species are at risk of extinction, but a handful of charismatic creatures get all the hype. A new conservation strategy has a different focus.
Fat, Sugar, Salt … You’ve Been Thinking About Food All Wrong
Scientists are asking tough questions about the health effects of ultra-processed diets. The answers are complicated—and surprising.
Why Bother Bringing Back the Dodo?
Audacious plans to resurrect the long-extinct bird could be lucrative. But the moonshot raises thorny philosophical questions.