Learn how pigs spread across Pacific islands, what their DNA reveals about ancient human journeys, and why their legacy still ...

Humans ferried pigs across thousands of Pacific islands for millennia, reshaping ecosystems and blurring the line between ...

What can knowing the sequence of all the DNA in pigs tell us about human diseases? Plenty, says Lawrence Schook. He heads an international consortium to sequence the pig genome that is announcing its ...

A new study, published in the journal Science, reveals how millennia of human migration across Pacific islands led to the ...

“While most wild boars are naturally aggressive, some are more friendly and less afraid of people, which are the ones that may live alongside humans,” Jiajing Wang, a study co-author and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Today’s pigs in China have a pedigree dating back at least 8,000 years ...

The two pigs on the left are the German refined Landschwein and the German Edelschwein. On the right is an animal that looks very similar to an original domestic pig. Short snouts and a flat profile - ...

Pigs across the Pacific can trace their ancestry to Southeast Asian domestic pigs that accompanied early Austronesian-speaking groups as they island-hopped across the region, according to a new ...

When the market collapsed, the "super pigs" escaped and began to spread rapidly across the country. The pigs may be invading the US, where feral pigs already pose environmental problems in the South.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, was first popularized in ...

Feral pigs have roamed the woods of the U.S. for centuries and are a major feature in the U.S. countryside, with one Twitter user famously going viral in 2020 complaining about the "30-50 feral hogs" ...