The rotund, laid-back, dog-sized rodents native to South America have recently become a darling of the modern internet. But ...

Although there is no evidence that the European bison (Bison bonasus), known as wisent, ever roamed the islands of the United ...

Teach a focus cue like "watch me" to get eye contact before your dog notices a rabbit or bird. Use the "leave it" cue if your ...

Stewarding the trees and forests around us is not just for scientists, adventurers or cultural experts. Volunteers are needed ...

Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners ...

Not only that, they’re dire wolves—which means they have cause to be lonely. The dire wolf once roamed an American range that ...

Researchers reveal that the guinea pig pre-implantation embryo is very similar to the human embryo, spurring a better understanding of infertility and early human development.

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...

Pigs bred for animal-to-human organ transplant experiments are usually genetically modified to reduce the chance that the ...

Looney expressed gratitude for the research opportunity. Pig organs offer a potential solution to the human organ shortage. Xenotransplantation faces challenges like rejection and virus transmission.

An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed and is back on dialysis.

From heat to invasive species, hardy heritage animal breeds can handle weather extremes that commercial breeds would be ...