EPA promises an end to animal testing
Animal rights activists are rejoicing this week. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced...
New Humane Society report shows animal testing labs kill thousands of dogs annually
The Humane Society of the United States just released a report on their investigation into widespread animal testing....
California becomes the first state to ban animal-tested cosmetics
A new California law banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics is the first of its kind in the U.S. The California...
Volkswagen says it will stop all animal testing
German automaker Volkswagen came under fire earlier this year for funding an experiment subjecting macaque monkeys...
World’s first 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip could help end animal testing
When it comes to medical breakthroughs, the most exciting advances tend to involve technology that can lead to...
Help move hundreds of chimpanzees from labs to a safe haven in Georgia
Research on chimpanzees, the great ape thought to be most closely related to humans, is at last coming to an end....
Chinese researchers are intentionally breeding “autistic” monkeys
A group of scientists in China announced the results of a controversial experiment this week: they claim that by...
NIH promises to retire remaining research chimps
Good news! The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer use chimps for medical studies --...
14 Stunning photos of the Earth remind us how important conservation is for all of us
Great Barrier Reef Comprised of nearly 3,000 reefs and islands and stretching over 1,400 miles, The Great Barrier...
India Bans Import of All Cosmetics Tested on Animals
The Indian government announced on Monday that as of next month it will no longer permit the importation of cosmetics...
Help Prevent Wisconsin’s Dr. Ned Kalin from Torturing and Killing Baby Rhesus Monkeys
Dr. Ned Kalin from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is subjecting baby rhesus macaque monkeys to a controversial...
How We Harvest Horseshoe Crab Blood to Save Human Lives
Do you give much thought to horseshoe crabs? No, me neither. But it turns out that without them, we could be in...
New Nanoribbon Implant Powers Pacemakers With Heartbeats
Researchers from several institutions in the U.S. and Tsinghua University in China have developed a new implantable...
Harvard Researchers Successfully Reverse Aging in Mice
Photo © Shutterstock In a new study published in the journal Cell, Harvard researchers claim to have discovered...
Austrian Scientists Grow Mini Human Brains in a Lab
Image via Shutterstock After years of using mice to study the inner workings of the brain, Juergen Knoblich...
The National Institutes of Health Ends Chimp Testing, Over 300 Animals to Be Released
After many decades of hard fought battles over animal rights and the immorality of animal testing, the National...