Learn more about how miRNA may have regulated the gene expression in pandas, helping them adapt to eating more plants.

Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have ...

Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.

Bamboo is not a food source that is high in calories. It only contains around 100 calories per pound, which is why giant ...

Giant panda cubs are pictured at the Ocean Park Hong Kong in south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo) Visitors take pictures of a giant panda at Ocean Park Hong Kong in Hong Kong, ...

Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program and a historic partnership between the U.S. and China that goes back half a century. Giant panda Bao Li eats an apple during ...