Pork Producers Root Out Market Niche With Berkshire Pigs
NPR | April 29, 2013 12:08 p.m.
Specialty pork may be just a tiny fraction of the American pork market, but it is growing.
'Zoobiquity': What Humans Can Learn From Animal Illness
NPR | April 24, 2013 8:05 a.m.
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz explores the connection between human and veterinary medicine.
From Pets To Plates: Why More People Are Eating Guinea Pigs
NPR | April 04, 2013 11 a.m.
The South American delicacy, seen as an eco-friendly beef alternative, is gaining steam in the U.S.
'Frankenstein's Cat': Bioengineering The Animals Of The Future
NPR | March 11, 2013 10:52 a.m.
Science journalist Emily Anthes talks about how scientists are creating a brave new animal kingdom.
Behold the Mighty Water Bear
NPR | March 08, 2013 10:52 a.m.
Water bears, a.k.a. tardigrades, can withstand boiling, freezing and the vacuum of space.
If Caffeine Can Boost The Memory Of Bees, Can It Help Us, Too?
NPR | March 07, 2013 3:13 p.m.
The short answer: Yes, but only if we're exhausted.
Wild Bees Are Good For Crops, But Crops Are Bad For Bees
NPR | March 05, 2013 9:13 a.m.
Key to bumper crops, these bees are disappearing. And crop monocultures are partly to blame.
A Young Artist Finds Solace In Creatures Of The Sea And Sky
NPR | March 01, 2013 10:30 a.m.
As a kid, artist and naturalist James Prosek used art to navigate the ups and downs of childhood.
The SciFri Book Club Visits "Gorillas in the Mist"
NPR | Feb. 22, 2013 10:03 a.m.
The book club regulars visit Gorillas in the Mist, Dian Fossey's memoir of her years studying mountain gorillas in a remote African rainforest. Gorilla expert Annette Lanjouw joins the club to give an update on how this endangered subspecies of gorilla is faring.
Woof Out The Red Carpet: Westminster Dogs Take New York
NPR | Feb. 11, 2013 7:15 a.m.
At the Hotel Pennsylvania this week, if you're a dog you're a VIP, a very important pooch, that is.
