animals

How Climate Change Will Impact Animals

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:20:00 -0500

By creating reserves, researchers have given animals the safehouses they need to thrive. But as climate change encroaches on that territory, they'll need escape routes to survive

FDA to review genetically engineered animals

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:51:09 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government will start considering industry proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as human food....

Mantis shrimp vision reveals new way that animals can see

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Mantis shrimp can see the world in a way that had never been observed in any animal before, researchers report. The discovery suggests that the ability to perceive circular polarized light may lend mantis shrimp a secret mode of communication.

USDA Orders Largest Meat Recall in U.S. History

admin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0600

The Agriculture Department has ordered the largest meat recall in its history -- 143 million pounds of beef, a California meatpacker's entire production for the past two years -- because the company did not prevent ailing animals from entering the U.S. food supply, officials said yesterday.