Out west, where cattle ranches have long held sway, cowhide leather may be losing its luster. "You can't grow a cow to spec," said MycoWorks co-founder Sophia Wang. "Cows just do what they do. So, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vegan leather products made, clockwise from top left, from cactus (from Desserto by Fossil), apple skins (by Sylven New York), ...

Vegan leather has had a major glow-up. Once synonymous with stiff, plasticky fabric, it's now turning heads in the form of apple peels, mushrooms, cactus, and other surprisingly bio-friendly materials ...

The “Batman & Robin” star is showing her support for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals by posing nude for the animal rights group to protest animal leather. In an ad for PETA, Silverstone, ...

SAN ANTONIO — Animal rights nonprofit, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said in a press release Monday that it sent a letter to North Star Mall Senior General Manager Brenda ...

The biotechnology industry is expanding into the fashion industry, with investors backing leather substitutes made from mushrooms, animal cells or recombinant collagen produced in yeast. On January 13 ...

Scientists have used genetic engineering to produce leather that is animal- and plastic-free, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications says in its weekly bulletin.