According to the USDA, since 1990, the number of hog farms has declined by more than 70% as individual enterprises has grown larger. Unfortunately for pigs raised in the U.S., their housing conditions are more restrictive than the piglet depicted here. Presumably, the primary reason for this is to make room for more livestock.
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Source article: Adler, K. A., Gore, M. L., & Wilkinson, C. E. (2025). The gendered costs of human-wildlife conflict: A
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Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for over 100 million years, but how did the Earth respond to all this roaming? And how did the Earth change when these massive reptiles ceased to roam? New research suggests that dinosaur megafauna promoted specific fluvial environments that changed and largely disappeared after the dinosaurs went extinct, demonstrating the interwoven relationship between animals and their ecosystems.
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Bioplastics may offer advantages over traditional plastics. However, a recent study in mice suggests that dietary exposure to bioplastics may lead to adverse health effects, including insulin resistance.
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When people think of cancer, they often picture an older person. But cancer is also prevalent among children. Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, and its incidence has risen globally in recent years. Researchers are exploring how lifestyle and environmental factors may influence its development.
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Este artículo originalmente en Inglés fue traducido al Español utilizando Google Translate (Google, 10/3/25) y posteriormente revisados y corregidos por
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Featured Image Caption: Telmatosaurus sketch by Debivort CC by SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Primary Source Article: Chandrasinghe, P. C.,
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Source article: Nettles, J. M., C. M. Abramowitz, W. W. Boone, et al. 2025. “ The American Black Bear (Ursus
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Many vertebrates in the animal kingdom have a highly-developed sense of smell, but what about birds? This article highlights what we know about how birds use olfaction to traverse their daily lives, and outlines what is still unknown.
Read MoreThe Disappearing Wetlands Wetlands are disappearing and it is more than only the drying of water. It is the silent
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