The Department of Agriculture recently approved the production of what’s known as cultivated meat, which is chicken grown in a lab. That approval clears the way for companies to begin selling poultry ...

But for earlier humans, meat consumption appeared to be a critical, yet somewhat poorly understood, contributor to ...

We share more than 97% of our genetic makeup with primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. But that doesn’t mean our diets are anything alike. Here’s why. Our closest genetic relative is ...

Meat can play a key role in a nutritious diet, but factors like age, personal beliefs, and health status can shape how much of it you should eat. For most healthy adults who consume animal protein, ...

While many people think of processed meat as chow that has gone through some kind of mechanical process – like when beef is put into a grinder to be turned into hamburger meat – that isn't actually ...