Recent insights from the 2025 Pig Livability Conference reinforce a key takeaway: when it comes to day 1 pig care, simplicity ...

China’s pig prices have plunged to their lowest level in nearly eight years, as the country struggles to deal with a persistent supply glut triggered by the spread of huge industrial farms and a ...

Few things upset Merlin the pig more than being denied a treat. He will press a purple button with his nose that says “I’m mad” aloud. Sometimes he will walk into the laundry room and angrily shut the ...

Training, patience, and positive reinforcement turned a communicative California-based pig into a global sensation Guinness World Records A pig named Merlin earned a Guinness World Record for being ...

When most people think of a toddler, they picture a messy 2-year-old in diapers. But for one Sacramento resident, the toddler in question is a 65-pound Vietnamese potbellied pig named Merlin. And oh, ...

Surgeon leading xenotransplantation trial aimed at solving shortage of human organs says edits can lessen risk of rejection A leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into ...

While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation is moving ahead. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus In a New York operating room one day in October 2025, ...

Tim Andrews and his wife leave the hospital after he received the pig kidney transplant about nine months ago. Kate Flock / Mass General Hospital Surgeons removed a genetically modified pig kidney ...

Researchers in China placed a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead man, with mixed results. By Roni Caryn Rabin Scientists have dreamed for centuries about using animal organs to ...

Yolanda Gampp shows how to bring Peppa Pig’s iconic boots to life as an edible cake. Cute, creative, and delicious, this cake is a must-see. Police identify suspect who killed eight kids, most ...