Researchers are increasingly finding that what pigs eat is not just a farm management issue but a public health story, with ...

Last summer, after more than a decade of illness, Lawrence Faucette and his wife, Ann, faced the hard reality that the end of his life was near. He was 58 and had end-stage heart failure. Peripheral ...

Throughout my childhood, it would take a minimum of 45 minutes after the designated departure time for my family to get in the car. This was how it had always been, whether it was school or practice ...

Like a page out of a sci-fi novel, a man in Massachusetts is now walking around with a kidney from a cloned pig. Richard Slayman recently became the first live human to receive a kidney from a ...

There is a common conception that pigs will eat anything. However, as this video shows, that notion is a total misnomer. At least as far as these three little pigs are concerned, some snacks are ...

NEAR BLACKSBURG, Va. — It's a crisp, clear winter day as I drive down a winding two-lane road through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia and turn onto an unmarked gravel ...

Pet pigs have been growing in popularity for years. If you're considering getting a miniature pig as a companion, here are some things you can do to ensure it lives high on the hog. According to ...

This article was originally featured in The Conversation. They go by many names–pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks–but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the most damaging invasive ...

Parents have to deal with all kinds of shenanigans and bad behaviors on a regular basis. This is just as true for pet parents as it is for parents with human children. As this video shows, even pet ...