Animals

Rumor the German shepherd basks in the attention after winning Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday. She beat out a field of more than 2,800 dogs to take the top prize.

National

PHOTOS: At Westminster, Rumor Wins — But They're All Good Dogs

11:50am February 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

More than 2,800 dogs competed at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Just one — a German shepherd named Rumor — walked away with Best in Show. But let's not forget to relish the pictures.

Once called the "Dutchmen" because of their large noses and large bellies, proboscis monkeys live only in Borneo. Ecosystems that have a lot of diverse animals, like this monkey, also tend to have a lot of diverse viruses.

Why Killer Viruses Are On The Rise

1:36pm February 14, 2017

If you think there are more dangerous infectious diseases than ever, you're right. One big reason: pushing animals like this one out of their homes.

From Vector To Zoonotic: A Glossary For Infectious Diseases

12:22pm February 14, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

The world of infectious diseases has more than a few words and phrases you might want to know more about. We've got definitions for 11 key terms.

Anchoveta are processed at a fish meal factory in Lima, Peru in 2009. Peru and Chile have the world's largest anchoveta fishery, making them the world's largest producers of fish for fishmeal.

90 Percent Of Fish We Use for Fishmeal Could Be Used To Feed Humans Instead

6:14pm February 13, 2017

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

Currently, one-fourth of all fish caught globally goes to produce fishmeal and fish oil for farmed seafood, pigs and chickens. A lot of it is "food grade" and could be feeding the world's hungry.

Cattle grazing in southwestern Colombia. This combination of nutritious grasses and trees, known as silvopastoralism, can increase farm production and aid the environment.

To Save The Planet, Give Cows Better Pasture

12:32pm February 13, 2017

by Dan Charles

What's the single most important thing that the world's farmers could do to reduce global warming? Give cattle — especially in the tropics — faster-growing, more nutritious pasture.

Legend Loses Sheep Shearing Match To New Zealand's Prime Minister

5:59am February 13, 2017

Sir David Fagan is a 16-time winner of the coveted Golden Shears. But he lost an exhibition match against New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English at the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.

In a photograph taken Saturday, volunteers prop up a pilot whale at Farewell Spit in New Zealand. Overnight, more than 200 of the stranded whales returned to the sea.

World News

After Heartbreak, A Happy Ending: 200 Whales Escape Stranding In New Zealand

12:48pm February 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

After two mass strandings left over 650 pilot whales washed ashore at a remote beach and hundreds died, volunteer rescuers finally got some good news: A large pod swam back to sea overnight.

A volunteer pours water on some of the stranded pilot whales at Farewell Spit on Saturday.

World News

As 200 More Whales Are Stranded In New Zealand, Heroics Turn To Heartbreak

10:25am February 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Volunteers gathered early to send some 100 surviving whales back to sea, after one of the worst mass strandings in New Zealand's history. But just hours later, a new large pod washed ashore nearby.

At Saxon + Parole, a New York City restaurant, chef Brad Farmerie serves up the Impossible Burger, a plant-based burger that sizzles, smells and even bleeds like the real thing.

Saving The Planet, One Burger At A Time: This Juicy Patty Is Meat-Free

6:21am February 11, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Pat Brown was a renowned biomedical researcher. But he left that to tackle what he saw as the biggest problem facing Earth: animal agriculture. His solution: a veggie burger so beef-like it bleeds.

Volunteers try to save about 100 pilot whales after more than 400 of them were stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand, on Friday.

World News

Hundreds Of Whales Die Stranded On A Remote New Zealand Beach

7:39pm February 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The country's Department of Conservation says the stranding of more than 400 whales is one of its worst on record. Rescue attempts are underway for the survivors, which number upwards of 100.