If you’ve stepped into a trendy kitchen or scrolled through a food blog lately, you may have noticed a familiar creamy-white ...

The world's "fattest" parrot species is a rare, flightless bird called a Kākāpō, and one famous Kākāpō just became a mom.

For one, white fat is a powerful endocrine organ, releasing hormones like leptin that reduce appetite, as well as adiponectin, which regulates insulin and blood sugar levels. It also cushions organs, ...

Many came from South Africa — a country notorious for breeding big cats for profit. Independent reports indicated that Vantara imported 50 hybrid lions, 40 hybrid tigers, 40 cheetahs, 10 servals and ...

Over the past few years, a new class of medications has transformed the treatment of obesity. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing appetite, helping people eat less and ...

Obesity is widely known for increasing the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but its damaging effects on the skeleton are often overlooked ...

During World War II, Sweetwater’s Avenger Field was the primary home of a program that trained women to fly military planes.

A deadly crash has affected traffic in Johnston County. The eastbound lanes of Interstate 42 are closed at exit 7, Ranch Road ...

Animals escape injury after roof collapse due to heavy now, and one person is dead following a crash with a milk tanker. Follow these headlines and more in this week's ag briefs.

Riley Green was left bleeding after a disgruntled fan threw a phone at him onstage. In a video posted to social media, the country star was caught off guard while performing at Margaret Court Arena in ...

Across the animal kingdom, evolution has opened the door to a growing scientific quest to understand what a menagerie of ...

Processors using meat, eggs, dairy, even animal fats in their products are celebrating the new nutritional guidance.