Pigs can be smart, affectionate pets—but they’re often misunderstood. Here’s what to know about owning a pet pig, from growth ...

By law, unofficial Merriweather mascot 'Bandit' needs more space but his owners say he's been happy for 14 years.

As we have done for a decade now, we look back and assess who had it bad and who had it good. Here is one last look at Asia’s worst to best in 2025.

As the clock strikes midnight and a fresh year begins, people around the world follow age-old rituals, hoping to invite prosperity and fortune into their lives. But here’s the intriguing part, these ...

In a year dominated by doom and gloom headlines, two women have quietly engineered a cross-border success story with 13 tiny trotters, a mountain of paperwork, and a shared belief that animals deserve ...

IN A WORLD-FIRST, Chinese surgeons have transplanted a 10-gene-edited pig liver into a living human as an auxiliary graft, demonstrating that a porcine liver can support human metabolism for weeks and ...

Pets find their own little ways of helping their human parents with around-the-house tasks, and Teacup Pigs are no exception. Meet Gertie, the adorable pink piglet with black spots, who has decided to ...

A new polymer reported in Nature may mark a turning point for needle-free insulin delivery. Researchers at Zhejiang University have developed a charge-shifting polyzwitterion that can carry insulin ...

Ruby (tri-color, back right) and Hazel (black and white, front left) in Jasmine Miller’s backyard. (Photo Courtesy of Jasmine Miller) CAROLINA BEACH — Bestill their bleating hearts — ownership of ...

Porcine kidney connected to the normothermic perfusion machine. This device allows the kidney to be preserved alive and oxygenated ex vivo (outside the body).Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia ...