This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — It’s common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme ...

If I were an evil genius trying to hamstring animal agriculture, I would create a fly that eats livestock alive and a tick whose bite and spit causes some people to have an allergic reaction to meat. ...

Alpha Pig helps retrieve Hazel's basket by spelling the word "ramp". When Hazel's picnic basket gets stuck at the top of a cactus, Alpha Pig spells "ramp" so the basket can slide down.

I was saddened by news of the March 8 death of David Bennett, the man who received a pig heart in a transplant at the beginning of the year. I had previously written a column about Bennett’s ...