Mr Abel Ndego, the Acting Upper East Regional Head of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), says non-edible food for human beings should not be given to animals. He explained that per the FDA’s ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

New research shows early humans relied on many plant foods. They ground seeds, cooked roots, and used simple tools long ...

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 ...

New research suggests animals can thrive in human-dominated environments by being expert judges of risk. Researchers examined the behavior of great-tailed grackles, a bird species successfully ...

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

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 ...