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Now Boarding: Barnyard Animals

JFK is already a zoo, but just wait for the arrival of this animal terminal.

Peter Andrey Smith
April 2, 2014
Goat Smarts: No Longer the Barnyard Idiots

Researchers have now shown that domesticated goats can learn a relatively complicated task very quickly... (more)

Dave Levitan
April 1, 2014
Can Organic Farmers Weather California’s Epic Drought?

Parched field means hardship for growers, possible higher prices for consumers.

Tara Lohan
March 31, 2014
An Open-Source, Online Hive to Help Save Bees

To save the bees, enlist the human-hive mind.

Sam Brasch
March 27, 2014
What’s in a Weed? Unlocking the Genetic Code of Pests

Plant scientists get genomic about weed management.

Alexa Kurzius
March 25, 2014
Unsolved Mystery: Exploding Pig Poop

A year and half and thousands of jars of pig poop later, scientists in the... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 14, 2014
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Is Nasty ” and It Could Get Worse

The National Pork Board issued a statement on Tuesday calling Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus its... (more)

Dan Mitchell
March 13, 2014
The Quest to Grow Human Organs Inside Pigs Comes to the U.S.

One of Japan's top stem cell scientists is on his way to California to use... (more)

Sam Brasch
March 13, 2014
Mystery Meat: Questions Still Loom on Giant Beef Recall

There are still more questions than answers about the recall of all the beef processed... (more)

Dan Mitchell
March 6, 2014
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