image: The study on the remains of animals found at the site of the Chaves cave in Huesca, led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, obtains new data on the control of breeding and feeding of the ...

In 1958, a man walked into the office of Professor Terry Robinson, head of animal husbandry at the University of Sydney, seeking a job. His scientific credentials were impressive, his practical ...

A viral gene embedded in the sheep genome plays an essential role in the growth of the animal's placenta, according to a study of impregnated sheep. The result strengthens the case that similar viral ...

A weak immune system makes an animal vulnerable to disease and parasites, but strangely, natural selection does not always weed out creatures that have what appear to be severe disadvantages, ...