Scientists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old ancestor of the Black Death in the remains of a Bronze Age sheep, shedding light ...

For over 11,000 years, sheep have been deeply connected to human survival and way of life. Their meat and domestication have led to humans being fed and clothed. Sheep provide nourishment through ...

It might look fake, but this is the world's cutest sheep. It looks fake but has some of the cutest quirks you've ever seen.

Sheep huddle in a tight mass, watching what the others do. Their defense is safety in numbers. They thrive in the crowded, ...

Hearts have melted over a newborn lamb who has always been obsessed with taking a nap in humans' arms. Alex the lamb lives on ...

"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an ...

Shrek is a dramatic example of a simple fact: Unlike their wild ancestors, most domesticated sheep need humans because they don’t naturally molt their old wool. Without human intervention ...

Researchers didn’t have the end goal of cloning sheep, farm animals, or even family pets, and certainly not humans. The Roslin Institute was interested in genetic engineering. The scientists ...

Now, sheep can’t molt without human help, though we’re using little of their wool. Because consumers today favor softer and less expensive synthetic fibers, an enormous output of raw wool ...

Simply, these are risks that are easier to take when it comes to experimenting with sheep than with people. But arguably the biggest reason we haven't cloned a human being? There's not a good ...

From domestication to the use of milk and wool to cultural and economic developments, sheep have played a central role in the evolution of human societies. Without livestock like sheep ...

On this week's episode: big bird intelligence, astronauts should jump, sheep and human history, and a tiny great ape.