Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and cows are a major source of it. A group of scientists is developing a proof of ...

For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts.

The condition, related to but distinct from mad cow disease, notably lacks evidence of transmission to humans, but authorities, including the CDC, advise caution when consuming meat from affected ...

Fungi and Disease in Plants: An Introduction to the Diseases of Field and Plantation Crops, especially those of India and the East. By E. J. Butler. Pp. vi + 547. (Calcutta and Simla: Thacker ...

Weekend rains could finally help tamp down the still-burning Los Angeles wildfires, but those rains could bring deadly mudslides and flooding to the communities in and around the fire zones.

I decided to be braver.” “It’s been a mad year working with these big dogs,” the 28-year-old London native says during a break from shooting a crime thriller called Tuner—as in piano ...

which enters your bloodstream when inhaled and causes life-threatening health conditions like heart and lung disease, diabetes, stroke and dementia. 'Wood burning also harms the environment ...

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Jayden Fielding's 33-yard field goal for Ohio State with 26 seconds left sealed a national championship victory for the Buckeyes. It also sealed the fate of bettors around the country. Ohio State ...

A Whitley Bay mum and former police officer says she is "holding on for hope" that a cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) comes in her lifetime. Janine Turnbull was diagnosed with MND in October ...

High blood pressure affects multiple organs. Not only can hypertension add stress to the heart and damage arteries, leading to heart disease, but it also can cause strokes and kidney disease as ...