Articles by

Matt Reynolds

You Can’t Buy Lab-Grown Meat Even If You Wanted To

July 2023 was a landmark moment for the cultivated meat industry. For the first time, meat brewed...

Inside the Beef Industry’s Campaign to Influence Kids

A beef industry group is running a campaign to influence science teachers and other educators in the...

The Murky Campaign to Discredit Lab-Grown Meat

A new public information campaign against cultivated—or “lab-grown”—meat is being run by a group with close links...

A Scandal Is Tearing the World of Record-Breaking Dogs Apart

When Bobi, the world’s oldest dog, died in October 2023, the outpouring of grief online was immediate....

The Plan to Put Pig Genes in Soy Beans for Tastier Fake Meat

For Gastón Paladini, pork is a family affair. In 1923, his great-grandfather Don Juan Paladini moved from...

Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Is a Big Lie

Outside my flat there used to be a path that ran alongside the local reservoir. The narrow...

A Demographic Time Bomb Is About to Hit the Beef Industry

The early 1970s were the real heyday of beef in the US. It was the era of...

A Brilliant COP Agreement? It Depends Who You Ask

After tense and protracted negotiations, delegates at the United Nations climate conference COP28 have agreed on a...