A vast number of chemicals are registered for production and use around the world. But only a portion have been thoroughly evaluated for their toxicity due to time, cost, ethical concerns and ...

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 ...

Recent years have seen a growing movement away from animal testing and toward models that more closely replicate human physiology. This shift aims to protect animal welfare while concurrently ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) A vast number of chemicals ...