Why the ethics of octopus farming is so troubling

While some companies promise solutions to problems like overfishing, there will always be a price paid by the countless sentient beings ensnared …

0.85 million viruses in birds and mammals can infect people: IPBES paper

Land use change is prime trigger for COVID-19 pandemic and responsible for 30 per cent of new diseases since 1960, it adds

How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

The food most associated with biodiversity loss also tends to also be connected to unhealthy diets across the globe

COVID-19: How safe are Indian wet markets?

India is a huge market for meats. Apart from usual poultry, bovine and fish, a few protected species are also illegally traded for food in wet markets