No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — ...

Cows bred to produce less methane in their burps could prove to be an important ally in the fight against climate change, ...

As the planet warms, Nigerian farmers are looking to breed cattle that can take the heat, importing semen from a Brazilian breed suited to balmy tropical weather. In Africa, European cattle struggle ...

A $53 million effort drawing on the work of over 300 researchers has, after six years, produced something of great value to evolutionary biologists and farmers alike: the complete cow genome, which ...

Could cow milk be the new cure for diabetes? Researchers have genetically modified a brown cow in Brazil to produce human insulin in its milk, which marks a breakthrough in diabetes treatment research ...

Napier grass sways slowly from side to side as we navigate through a narrow dusty road off the Ndumberi-Githunguri road. The area is green with coffee and eucalyptus grown in some areas. Our ...

Napier grass sways slowly from side to side as we navigate through a narrow dusty road off the Ndumberi-Githunguri road. The area is green with coffee and eucalyptus grown in some areas. Our ...