WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Cows would belch a lot less greenhouse gas if producers simply would change their feed to grain from grass, researchers say. Ermias Kebreab recently analyzed cow burps at the ...

white cow grazing on grass in the pasture - Lilit Lysa/Shutterstock Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, there's a distinct difference in the flavor of grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Grass-fed beef is ...

Prions are not organisms, and don t replicate the way viruses or bacteria do. Unlike any other "infectious" agent, these are proteins that convert neighboring proteins to their own shape. In a brain, ...

This week, NPR's looking at how the food we eat every day affects climate change. We're focusing on solutions that cover everything from how we grow food to how we eat it. So let's talk about beef.

On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it’s little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it’s finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows ...