Animal shortage 'slows science'
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A shortage of laboratory apes and monkeys could be holding back research into new drug treatments and genetics, it is claimed.
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Krill, the heart of the rich Antarctic food chain that nourishes whales, seals and penguins, have declined by more than 80 percent in the past 25 years in key ocean regions, according to a new study that links the loss to warming temperatures.
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Walking leashed dogs along woodland paths leads to a significant reduction in the number and diversity of birds in the area, a new study suggests.
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As the Arctic heats up sooner than scientists anticipated, animals like the polar bear are losing ground.
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Fish are not just simple animals with a short memory, say researchers from two UK universities.
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The rate at which livestock breeds are disappearing is "alarming," a senior official at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Tuesday, warning that precious genes could be lost forever.
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The European Commission is urged to relax rules on using animal carcasses in farm feed.
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The officials released few details and refused to say where the possibly diseased animal was found. They said it would be four to seven days before more could be confirmed, a delay that livestock industry
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A study shows culling badgers to curb cattle TB should be a low priority, a UK government science adviser says.
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A new study finds more than a thousand types of plant, bird, mammal and invertebrate are now endangered.
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A global warming trend will reduce farm yields and make food supplies scarcer over the next century, an environmental group said Thursday, citing data from the United Nations and the National Academy of Sciences and trends in the world rice market.
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The declining number of dark sheep among  a wild herd in Scotland comes down to genes, researchers said  on Thursday.
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Wide-open spaces, technological glitches and bitter cold all are potential obstacles to plans to track livestock and protect the food supply from disease and bioterrorism.
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The research is based on experiments with mice, but if it is borne out in other species, it may suggest that no part of an infected animal is safe to eat.
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Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research
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&quot;The chicken genome fills a crucial gap in our scientific knowledge,&quot; says Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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"The fear is that (scientists) are trying to breed a human with some other creature"  British authorities decided Wednesday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells - studies experts say are critical to unlocking treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald