Most life-cycle assessments of meat, dairy and fish leave out the minerals added to feed.

Jones, a retired scientist and water advocate, is running for Iowa’s secretary of agriculture. Credit: Danny Wilcox Frazier.

In Boone, Iowa, a Cottage Cheese Plant Will Feed the Protein Craze, But Will it Also Pollute the Water? For nearly two years, ...

New research found that 25% of bedroom dust samples in rural Iowa contained at least one antimicrobial-resistant gene, ...

According to the litigation, the agency ceased all communication with subcommittee members without explanation.

Australia has a new plan to manage its growing crocodile population, but not everyone is a fan. Late last month, officials in the Northern Territory released an updated saltwater crocodile management ...

Market-driven sustainability initiatives were touted as a way to incentivize better environmental practices but a new study ...

Our improved understanding of animal behavior is a legacy of Jane Goodall’s work. Though the debate over how researchers should relate to their animal subjects persists to this day, the fact that ...

A chemical additive helped stop fishmeal from catching fire on ships, but it carried a downstream carcinogenic risk to modern ...

NEW YORK (September 22, 2026) — With 10,830 factory farms statewide, industrial agriculture is a defining feature of Iowa’s landscape. Across the state, factory farms outnumber gas stations by roughly ...

Neuralink announced late last week that they have now earned FDA approval to test on human subjects. Founded by Elon Musk, the company’s mission is to develop a “brain-computer interface” — implanting ...

Ian Urbina, is an investigative reporter and the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit journalism organization based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on reporting about environmental and ...