At some point in your life, you've probably heard the age-old wisdom that you shouldn't put your tongue on a frozen lamppost, or other metal post or railing. According to the rumor, and Homer Simpson ...

Animal communication is more than simple signals. Mammals use sounds, expressions, and touch to convey emotions and social messages. Brain cells called mirror neurons help them understand feelings.

The primary goal of the April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion was the removal of Fidel Castro’s Communist government in Cuba.

Feral pigs cost the United States upwards of $1.6 billion each year. Farmers have stopped planting particular crops because ...

Common names for animals are often easier to remember than their Latin names, but they can often lead to confusion. Here are ...

Porpoises are entirely dependent on their hearing for survival. They navigate, hunt, and communicate by emitting rapid click ...

Farmers near Esperance on WA's south coast are concerned about a boom in feral pig numbers. Jack Carmody's farming business has killed about 450 feral pigs over the last 12 months. Over the last 12 ...

Japanese scientists have finally decoded the genetic mechanisms behind the boom of radioactive pig-boar hybrids in Fukushima’s abandoned evacuation zone. Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident ...