MISSION - They spent their careers fighting flesh-eating insects that preyed on cattle, pets and even people. But while the men and women of the Screwworm Eradication Program enacted an entomological genocide in the 1960s and ‘70s, they were building th

With dozens of short horns of every size covering their flat, squat-shaped bodies, the short-horned lizard or "horny toad" looks like a make-believe animal right out of the yet-to-be-made movie "Honey, I shrunk Jurassic Park."

California's $337 million egg industry would face almost complete elimination if a ballot measure banning what are called factory farms is approved this November, according to a study from UC Davis. Watch the video Fans of fresh, locally pro

Veterinary Pet Insurance recently mined its claims data to find the most common pet wounds in 2007. Claims for lacerations and bites topped the list. The majority of laceration/bite wounds were the result of dogs or cats fighting with other dogs or cats,

With each swipe of a shovel, John Lawrence erases decades of memories in foreclosed homes. Banks hire Lawrence and his crew to clean up foreclosed properties, and lately, business has been good.