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
yesterday ~7 min

Here's how much water it takes to make a serving of beef – and why where it comes from is so important

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

Adrian Williams, Visting Reseach Fellow in Environmental Systems, Cranfield University • conversation
June 26, 2023 ~8 min


Why taxing cow burps isn’t the best climate solution

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.

Kevin Trenberth, Affiliated Faculty in Climate Science, University of Auckland • conversation
Feb. 9, 2023 ~8 min

New Zealand wants to tax cow burps – here's why that's not the best climate solution

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.

Kevin Trenberth, Affiliated Faculty in Climate Science, University of Auckland • conversation
Feb. 9, 2023 ~8 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

The meat paradox: how your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals

Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.

Magdalena Zawisza, Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2022 ~6 min

How your brain wrestles with the ethics of eating animals

Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.

Magdalena Zawisza, Associate Professor/Reader in Gender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2022 ~6 min

Cow documentary shows the need for fundamental legal rights for animals

Andrea Arnold’s new film chronicles the daily strife of Luma – a dairy cow and mother.

Joe Wills, Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 ~7 min


Methane in the atmosphere is at an all-time high – here's what it means for climate change

Recent estimates put atmospheric methane at 1,900 parts per billion – close to triple its pre-industrial average.

Euan Nisbet, Professor of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 26, 2022 ~8 min

Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change

Cow burps and farts are no joke – they're a big factor in climate change. A new study shows that daily seaweed supplements could tame this major methane source while saving ranchers money.

Breanna Roque, Ph.D. Student in Animal Biology, University of California, Davis • conversation
March 17, 2021 ~9 min

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