Flat faces and difficulty breathing: how pet trends have harmed animal health – and what we can we do about it

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

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 23, 2024 • ~7 min

Native Americans Work to Keep Sheep Herding Tradition as Climate Changes
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Nov. 5, 2023 • ~5 min

The UK urgently needs to cut its methane emissions by 2030: cows and sheep hold the key to success

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

Ian Plewis, Emeritus Professor of Social Statistics, University of Manchester • conversation
July 5, 2022 • ~7 min

Wolves are returning to European farmland – but they're not motivated by a taste for sheep

Wolves killing livestock are seizing an opportunity for a meal in a landscape with little natural prey.

Peter Sunde, Professor of Applied Wildlife Ecology, Aarhus University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 • ~7 min

Britain needs to grow more trees – are sheep farms the answer?

New research finds forest regeneration on sheep pasture is an economically viable way to fight climate change.

Colin Osborne, Professor of Plant Biology, University of Sheffield • conversation
Sept. 16, 2020 • ~7 min

Rewilding: rare birds return when livestock grazing has stopped

A decade of no grazing has demonstrated positive effects on the richness of bird species.

Lisa Malm, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University • conversation
June 2, 2020 • ~26 min

Climate change could wreck traditional sheep farming in Wales

Recent summers have offered a taste of things to come for Welsh farmers.

Mariecia Fraser, Reader in Upland Agroecology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
May 4, 2020 • ~6 min

Sheep and bacteria are helping in the fight against coronavirus – here's how

The science of making reagents, the chemicals needed for the COVID-19 finger-prick test.

Paul Davies, Medical Research Council Unit Manager, University of Dundee • conversation
April 1, 2020 • ~5 min

Sheep and bacteria are helping in the fight against COVID-19 – here's how

The science of making reagents, the chemicals needed for the COVID-19 finger-prick test.

Paul Davies, Medical Research Council Unit Manager, University of Dundee • conversation
April 1, 2020 • ~5 min

Young California ranchers are finding new ways to raise livestock and improve the land

A new generation of ranchers is exploring sustainable ways to raise cattle, sheep and goats in California. Some are grazing herds on fire-prone lands, reducing wildfire risks and improving soils.

Leslie Roche, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis • conversation
Jan. 28, 2020 • ~8 min

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