In 2021, Neuralink showcased a pig called Gertrude that had a chip implanted to permit neural activity in her snout to be transmitted and recorded as she rooted for food. The devices have also ...

One such example was a pig named “Gertrude” who had a Neuralink device implanted in the sensory area of her brain. This meant that whenever the handler touched her snout, there was a spike in ...

Chips on the brain. Yes it sounds like a plot straight out of a sci-fi novel, however, 30-year-old Noland Arbaugh is making ...

So Andrews didn’t hesitate when his doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital asked whether he would consider an experimental transplant using a kidney from a donor pig. “All of a sudden ...

There's an Animal Hub, also open daily, and home to a variety of four legged friends including pigs Betty and Macbeth, rabbits Charles and Camilla, and goats Bogie and Toby. The pigs come from the ...

Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump administration, citing improper procedures. The White House defended the move ...

Wired reported this week that a 19-year-old working for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was given access to sensitive US government systems even though his past ...

Brain computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has been given regulatory approval to start a new trial of its implant to see if it can be used to control a robotic arm. If it proves to be ...

Musk has assembled a young cohort of engineers who have demanded, and secured, access to all or part of data from several ...

This is the year that pigs in a blanket get their due. We're talking about small little hot dogs or sausages wrapped up in crescent rolls. They can be dipped, popped into your mouth, or even ...