Prices for breeding (weaner) piglets in Germany have fallen sharply in past weeks following the discovery of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar in the country, traders said on Monday.

In the wild, some parents welcome hundreds, even millions of babies at once and often rely on numbers for survival. Here are ...

Scientists report that the naked mole rat’s age-defying superpower likely relates to a protein called cGAS (or cyclic ...

A recent survey in Sri Lanka has given conservationists something to celebrate: The country's most threatened deer species is ...

Deforestation and persecution, especially by Victorian gamekeepers, eradicated wildcats from England, Wales and much of ...

From gold-dusted treats to rare imports, these 10 groceries are reserved for the ultra-rich—and their price tags will leave ...

Springtime’s renewal isn’t always as sweet to the soul as bluebonnets and baby rabbits. In Central Texas, springtime means that almost everybody falls victim to the clouds of pollen in the air, and it ...

Wall St. Insights Many grain crops and some species of livestock have been genetically modified to improve their disease resistance and profitability.  GloFish are the first pets available for sale ...

He was James Marion Sims, a doctor in 1840s Montgomery who became world famous as “the father of modern gynecology” for his ...

Our convict forebears could as easily have been hanged for horse stealing as transported for poaching a salmon from a rich ...

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.

A Steamboat couple breeds 180-pound Turkish Boz Shepherds, known for loving kids, lamb and calves — and for protecting them from predators including wolves.