Birds have developed a unique evolutionary solution to ensure the survival of males—a powerful microRNA. This tiny gene ...

Chicken may be the world’s favorite meat, but the industry must remain vigilant to challenges on various fronts.

Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as two different species.

Animal welfare group the Humane League has been accused of “intimidating farmers” and “stoking fear and confusion” after it ...

Brazilian exports of poultry and pig meat, genetic material and eggs have gained significant market share globally over the ...

A new study shows chicken fertility rates in US broiler eggs could decline to approximately 60% by 2050. That decline could ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The health sector faces challenges including Brazilian chicken import restrictions due to bird flu, South Korean medical ...

The genetic diversity of chicken populations is a cornerstone of agricultural sustainability, evolutionary biology and the understanding of domestication processes. Modern research has revealed a ...

Yet exercise can sometimes be deceptive. Years before starting Virta Health, while cofounding the real-estate company Trulia, ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...