The genetic mutations responsible for the unusual physical features in animals can also cause great harm.

Bird flu is circulating among dairy cows and a dairy farm employee has been infected. An expert explains what you need to know.

A new study identifies key differences between cows that naturally release less methane and the average bovine.

Climate change threatens longer and more severe droughts. What will it mean for our diets?

A new study finds an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of methane from cow farts: Baby kangaroo feces.

New Zealand is considering a plan to tax methane from cows. But while cows and cars both emit greenhouse gases, they don’t have the same impact over time.

New Zealand is considering a plan to tax methane from cows. But while cows and cars both emit greenhouse gases, they don’t have the same impact over time.

If the UK government is to cut methane emissions by 30% before 2030, it needs fewer cows and more crops.

A deadly neurological infection, chronic wasting disease, has been detected in deer, elk and moose in 30 states and four Canadian provinces. Human risk is low, but hunters need to take precautions.