"People responsible for saving the bison from extinction in the late 1800s are also responsible for introducing cattle genetics into this species."

Watering holes in Africa quench the thirst of animals during dry seasons, but they're also hotspots for parasites that infect the animals.

The 2011 drought in Texas, considered one of the worst ever, was even more widespread and longer lasting than previously thought.

Scavenging hyenas aren't all bad. They provide benefits to African cities, including the removal animal carcass waste.

Researchers examined over 4,000 laying hens to find widespread broken keel bones. The culprit, they say, are too large eggs and too small hens.

Meat and dairy played a more significant role in human diets in Bronze Age China than previously thought, a new study shows.

Just a little bit of seaweed could reduce the methane emissions from cow burps by a huge amount without affecting the taste of beef or milk.

Livestock insurance could help farmers in developing countries protect their animals—and the profits they bring—and endangered species that prey on them.

New research peers in to the gut of a goat named Elway to identify a possible culprit for methane. The findings point to fungi.

The author of a new book argues that pig farming and manure pollution played a significant role in the end of Communism in East Germany.