If you’ve ever seen both a ferret and a weasel, you’ll agree that it can be pretty difficult to spot the difference between ...

The news moves fast, but understanding takes time. At Vox, we don’t chase every headline. We focus on what really matters. We break down the biggest stories — and the ones others overlook ...

POWELL — The first clone of a black-footed ferret, Elizabeth Anne, was an important step in addressing the endangered species’ impoverished genetics. Starting with access to genetic material ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of ...

(Reuters) -Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected ...

The National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Carr, Colo., is at risk of losing heat and power as its remaining employees rush to prepare for the animal's breeding season. A federal ...

The report was published last week in Emerging Infectious Diseases. In a ferret model of virus transmission used to study the potential of viruses to spread between people, pre-existing immunity ...

First, make sure you’re living somewhere where they’re legal to own. California, Hawaii, and New York City ban ferret ownership entirely, and many municipalities throughout the U.S. may have ...