White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...

A rare female tiger has been introduced to a UK safari park as part of a conservation programme. The five-year-old Amur tiger called Yuki, who weighs 129kg, was brought to Knowsley Safari in ...

The anticipation surrounding the 40th-anniversary reissue of the "Bred" Air Jordan 1 continues to build as we approach the upcoming drop, with only 23 stores carrying the sneakers. Now ...

Chester Zoo is set to launch its exclusive wildlife lodges this summer, where families can watch the attraction's animals from the luxury of a private savannah-style habitat. The Reserve, which is ...

In a significant boost to global conservation efforts, Chester Zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England, welcomed Inka, a two-year-old female jaguar, as part of a special breeding program aimed at ...

Satellite data over 15 years reveal persistent air pollution inequalities linked to industrial swine facilities in Eastern North Carolina, affecting Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities.

The City of Houston is gaining a new massive facility dedicated to engineering pig organs for human transplants, and it sure is worth a pretty penny. The biotech company United Therapeutics ...

The Chester House Estate in Irchester, Northamptonshire, appeared on BBC Two's Digging for Britain earlier this month, with presenter Prof Alice Roberts exploring the Roman site. Since the ...

and breeding animals with genome editng is a way to make their organs ultimately more compatible in xenotransplantation. Steadman added that the pigs must live in conditions certified by the U.S ...

An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting.

An Alabama woman passed a major milestone on Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting. “I’m ...

Towana Looney, who received a pig kidney transplant in November 2024, goes over notes about her recovery with Dr. Jeffrey Stern at NYU Langone Health in New York, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.