A company used CRISPR to make the animals resistant to deadly diseases, but watchdogs say viruses are not the problem. By Andrew Paul Published Feb 23, 2024 2:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

For most pregnant pigs on big factory farms in the U.S., each four-month gestation is spent in a tiny crate. The sows can stand up but can’t turn around or take more than a couple of steps. Slats in ...

The pig operation proposed near Buffalo, N.D., in Cass County should not get automatic approval simply because it falls under the broad classification of “agriculture.” It’s not a mom-and-pop family ...

In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for hours. Stretching for miles and miles, vast swaths of soil are dedicated to growing crops—corn ...