Traditional beef production is notorious for its substantial environmental footprint, including deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and extensive land and water use. Photo: AFP / FETHI BELAID ...

As the world’s population increases, cultivated or lab-grown meat — animal muscle and fat cells grown in laboratory conditions — has emerged as a potential way to satisfy future protein needs. And ...

Lab-grown meat is gaining traction. But before we consume it, we need to believe in it – and that's where design comes in. Jane Englefield asks scientists, designers and a food critic what's at stake.

One of the challenges for alternative proteins, particularly plant-based, is developing a product that mimics the taste of traditional meat. Many startups have taken on this challenge. But the ...

Meat consumption across the world has been rising since the 1960s. Some countries, like the United States, Argentina and Australia, eat far more meat than others - but as a rule, humanity's taste for ...

Naima Brown’s encounter with a lab-grown chicken nugget reminded her of a Happy Meal – but she’s less certain about what it means for the future of food “Clean”, “cultured”, “no-kill” – these are just ...

It may once have been seen as just (a particularly beefy) pie in the sky, but could developments this week mean we’re now a tantalising step closer to seeing lab-grown meat on UK supermarket shelves?

With an estimated 26 per cent of households owning one, cats are some of the most popular pets in the UK. And if you have a kitty, a new pet food option could soon be available to you. Experts at ...

The chicken before me had neither lived nor died, but it did look really tasty. Five stories up, in a sunny event space tucked away in New York City’s Little Italy earlier this month, chefs had been ...

The world's first hamburger made with a synthetic meat protein derived from bovine stem cells will be publicly consumed this October after being prepared by a celebrity chef, according to the inventor ...