animals

2019’s Massive Pig-Out: The Year in Feral Hogs

How the gun violence epidemic was overshadowed by a major invasion of swine

What Would It Actually Be Like to Be Digested in a Sarlacc for a Thousand Years?

The bad news is, there’s a surprising number of Sarlacc-like animals out there — the good news is, a millennium-long digestive process is basically impossible

Should I Be Letting My Dog Lick My Face?

Advice from an emergency animal technician, a veterinarian and a professor of infectious diseases

In a Meat-Free Future, What Would Happen to All the Cows, Pigs and Chickens?

As more and more of us switch to plant-based protein, real meat seems increasingly obsolete — but the demise of animal agriculture comes with some serious global side effects