After cleaning and separating hundreds of tiny cuttings of merino sheep wool, the researchers measured the curvature of each fiber, and then observed the wool under a microscope. They found that ...

Chris the merino sheep made global headlines after being found wandering alone outside Australia's capital Canberra with masses of wool sagging from its frame in 2015. A champion shearer was ...

The New Zealand Merino Company says it will investigate claims of animal cruelty by an animal rights group - and could expel ...

What is merino, exactly? Merino is an exceptionally fine and soft wool derived from a hardy breed of sheep called – wait for it – the merino, which is indigenous to the Atlas Mountains in ...

Near the charming town of Boorowa, famous for its Merino wool, sits Bindaree - a sprawling, 730-hectare mixed cropping, sheep ...

At least one more world shearing record attempt is planned in the summer Downunder, with a solo women’s eight-hour merino bid ...