In the history of our species, drinking milk is a newer habit. Today, drinking milk is common practice in Europe, North America, and a growing patchwork of other places.
Every mammal produces milk to rear its young.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160707-the-surprising-links-between-human-milk-and-the-wild
Mammals, Mutants, and… Roaches: The Science of Milk (Video)
Why Did Ancient Humans Start Consuming Milk From Other Mammals?
https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/why-humans-drink-raw-milk
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-when-did-humans-start-drinking-cows-milk
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/lactase-persistence-and-human-migration/crw8btjh5izbVYPJ#r
Chemistry? In my milk??
https://dairyprocessinghandbook.tetrapak.com/chapter/chemistry-milk
Understanding human milk as a biological system
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/113/5/1063/6218075
At Rwanda’s Favorite Bars, Forget the Beer: Milk Is What’s on Tap
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/world/africa/rwanda-milk-bars.html
Should we buy a yak instead of a cow? How about a camel?
Greater Heat Stress From Climate Change Could Lower Dairy Productivity
Past, present, future of America’s dairy industry
https://extension.umn.edu/dairy-news/dairy-industry-50-years
Almond milk: quite good for you – very bad for the planet
Have you got milk? In your fridge? In your school? What do YOU think about milk??
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