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Dinosaur Farts May Have Warmed Ancient Earth

Posted Mon May 7, 2012 02:41 PM ET | 0

The greenhouse gas methane produced by all sauropods across the globe would have been about 520 million tons per year. Read more

US Moves to Contain Mad Cow Fallout

Posted Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:32 PM ET | 0

The United States scrambled on Wednesday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad cow disease in California. Read more

First Test-Tube Hamburger Ready This Fall

Posted Mon Feb 20, 2012 08:39 AM ET | 0

The meat is made from cows' stem cells. Read more

'One Cow Per Hectare' in Deforested Amazon

Posted Sat Sep 3, 2011 04:08 PM ET | 0

Over 60 percent of the deforested Amazon Rainforest is used for cattle, but much of the forest that is cleared is wasted. Read more

Japan Bans Fukushima Beef Shipments Over Radiation

Posted Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:36 PM ET | 0

Japan on Tuesday suspended cattle shipments from the wagyu-producing Fukushima prefecture on fears of radiation-tainted beef in the country's meat distribution chain. Read more

Cloned Cows to Produce Human-Like Milk

Posted Fri Jun 10, 2011 02:42 PM ET | 0

Adding two genes raises the nutritional value of the cow's milk. Read more

Which Foods Are Most Likely to Get You Sick?

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed Jun 8, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

In light of the recent deadly outbreak of E. coli in Germany, find out which foods are the riskiest and why. Read more

Breast Milk From a Cow? Not So Fast...

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Apr 5, 2011 01:51 PM ET | 0

Cows are engineered to make milk enhanced with a healthy human protein. But it's still a stretch from human milk. Read more

Wide Angle: Poo Power

Posted Thu Jan 20, 2011 09:29 AM ET

It's a fact of life. Everyone poops. Most of us want to get rid of it as soon as possible. But a small group of brave folks are looking methods for turning it into energy. Here's what they have in mind. Read more

Organic Milk More Nutritious?

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:32 AM ET | 0

Organic milk contains more healthy fats than conventional milk, finds a U.K. study. Read more

Livestock Production Will Push Earth's Limits

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Oct 4, 2010 04:49 PM ET | 0

Fueled by increasing demand for meat and dairy, growth in livestock production could have serious and irreversible effects on the entire planet. Read more

Can Pumped Beef Influence Drug Tests?

Posted by Eric Niiler Mon Oct 4, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Three-time Tour de France champion Alfredo Contador alleges that eating hormone-laced beef resulted in a false positive on a recent doping test. Read more