Discover the historical role of pigs, from being exploration companions to becoming environmental juggernauts. The impact of feral pigs on native bird species is a global issue, affecting wetlands, ...

CINCINNATI — Move over, Miss Piggy. Step aside, Porky. It’s time to share the swine spotlight with real pigs. The contributions of an animal that has been reviled, mocked and dined upon for centuries ...

Scientists have experimented for centuries with using parts from animals to improve human health, but the technology has leapt ahead recently with advances in gene editing and immunology. Pigs have ...

While putting together readings for a survey course on American history, Karim M. Tiro, an assistant professor of history, began to notice a curious preponderance of pigs. Sixteenth-century buccaneers ...

The lesser-known pig drives, in fact, are what intrigued Essig, who grew up in St. Louis but now lives in Asheville, N.C. Asheville even has a sculpture of pigs, a historical marker of local hog ...