From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal ...

Dr Timothy Hearn explains why reimagination is a better term than resurrection to describe the new wolf-hybrids scientists have created.

New mildew-resistant and drought-resilient grapevines have been planted in South Australia's Coonawarra wine region to help safeguard the future of ...

This cattery specializes in European, "wild-face" Maine Coons: typically, European Maine Coons are bigger. They have more ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area ...

Experts have warned that filthy farms and markets packed full of sick, distressed animals around the world are potential ...

Slavery in Ancient Greece was acceptable and common, as in most organized societies of the time, yet with differences between ...

The dire wolf is a relative of the now-common gray wolf, with clear differences apparent between the two species' skeletons. Based on the sequence of two new dire wolf genomes, the researchers at ...

It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling fast.

I believe most of us have a sense of what genetic engineering is all about — a method of inserting one or more genes of one ...

Large-scale rabbit breeding relies on efficient methods to maximize productivity while ensuring animal welfare. Selective breeding enhances desirable traits like rapid growth and disease resistance.

But this diversity is dwindling fast. Advances in selective breeding and artificial insemination have fuelled the global spread of a small number of profitable livestock types. Their popularity ...