For generations people have associated the terms "lab rat" and "guinea pig" with scientific research. Animal testing remains a standard and has been required for drug approval. Just before Christmas, ...

Around 348 B.C., Aristotle took a two-year trip to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to study animals in a lagoon. Along with observing the creatures in their natural habitat and surmising, among ...

Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a century ago. Since that time, it has become clear that these tests cause ...

Animal testing isn’t just ethically questionable—it’s actually not that effective. Several biotech firms are developing technology that could change that. When 4,000 beagles destined for animal ...

During an interview with a cosmetic chemist, I was shocked when they told me that "cruelty-free is just a marketing tactic; animal testing does not exist in the industry anymore." They did cite ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. said this weekend that he is working across the government to end all federally funded animal testing. "All the major agency heads are ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Millions of animals each year are killed in U.S. laboratories as part ...