Garden centers have also been a factor. A 2023 study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that many plant nurseries are usually a primary source of invasives. Some though, like Sneed’s ...

Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication ...

Fish rank as the most diverse group of vertebrates in the world. Scientists recognize over 37,000 distinct species, with many more waiting to be discovered. Most fish fall into the ray-finned group of ...

The Melbourne Zoo in Australia shares footage of the most adorable pygmy hippo taking its first swim in the big pool with its ...

Paul Beltz, Senior Veterinary OfficerThe green pick available on swampy land or dried-up billabongs and dams may seem a boon for producers during ...

Deer have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to locate food.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that are harmful to livestock, wildlife and people. North Dakota State University Extension specialists have received reports of ...

Experts are weighing up whether to continue posting the locations of poisonous mushrooms on public databases like iNaturalist ...

The ANA was discovered in the U.S. in 1934 while individuals were researching Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Since the ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has filled key positions by hiring new agents and program personnel in districts across the state.

The Department of Agriculture’s annual publications now list heptachlor and dieldrin among the chemicals whose presence makes forage plants unsuitable for feeding to dairy animals or to animals ...

Yearlings leave mom and search for food, shelter and a place of their own. Adult males travel far and wide looking for mates.