Pigs have been used to create thousands of miniature ponds in a park as part of a drive to increase wetland habitats.Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust said only 1% of Hertfordshire is covered in ...

You know, you can win with somebody else’s pig, but winning with your own pig that you raised from a newborn, that’s like a different kind of feeling.” ...

By Ms. Mary Michaela Parker MSU Extension Service Yorkshires are one of the many breeds of pigs out 4-H'ers show at livestock ...

Neither from Guinea Nor Pigs Ironically, guinea pigs are neither pigs nor do they originate from Guinea. In actuality, these ...

Sea pigs provide the perfect cover. As harmless scavengers ... King crabs are just one of many non-related species that have arrived at a crab shape, thanks to similar selection pressures molding ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

This particular critter, which resides in super deep waters, is a supergiant, measuring 12.8 inches long and weighing 2.2 pounds — around the same mass as a guinea pig. It’s essentially a ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Importing cattle, pigs and sheep into Great Britain from Germany has been banned to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. The ban is in response to a case of the disease being confirmed in ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than others. Researchers at the University of Southampton have ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...