The Iowa awards were part of an announcement from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, of $15.3 ...

Whether driven by morbid curiosity or in pursuit of offspring with desirable characteristics, humans have selectively bred ...

Iowa State University has been awarded more than $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out six research ...

An archaeological expedition has started the third season of excavations at Chogha Golan, the largest Neolithic settlement in Iran, located at the foot of the Zagros Mountains near Mehran city.

Have you ever wondered why rabbits are happily hopping around in homes worldwide, yet their close relatives, hares, remain ...

A comprehensive analysis of thousands of homes from the last 10,000 years reveals the distribution of wealth in ancient times ...

It's hard to imagine a beloved pet dog surviving in the world. But reports of a 4 kg miniature dachshund looking well 500 ...

Arab states are spending millions to conserve camels—they organize racing events, beauty contests and promote camel milk. On ...

The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one of Argentina’s most exclusive gated communities.

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

A new research article analyzes the various ways that humans keeping dogs as animal companions has a negative environmental ...

The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, ...