Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Governments have announced plans to reduce the number of animals, such as mice, used in experimental procedures. Last November, ...

When biologists study cooperation in animals, they usually offer just a single task at a time. But what happens when animals can choose among several opportunities to work together? Biologists at ...

In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental methods. Researchers face a dilemma: on the one hand, for ethical reasons, they ...

A recent survey shows 80% of U.S. adults want the U.S. government to commit to a plan to phase out experiments on animals Washington, D.C. — A new survey shows that Americans’ attitudes toward ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eighty-three percent of U.S. college students believe that animals should not be used in classroom teaching laboratories if the animals are killed afterward and if other ...

The National Institutes of Health has quietly booted a Chinese lab that performed grisly experiments on beagles from its list of facilities approved for animal experiments using U.S. taxpayer money.

The National Institutes of Health recently announced a landmark initiative to expand human-based science while reducing animal use. The world’s largest funder of biomedical and public health research ...

On Feb. 6, 2025, Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina claimed during a House of Representatives oversight subcommittee meeting that the government had spent $10 million of taxpayer money ...

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...