Some 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, possibly by ignited methane gas, according to local authorities. The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town ...

Cattle produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that can contribute to global warming, the Environmental Protection Agency says. It’s a stinky notion for farmers. Belching and gaseous cows and ...

Researchers are working on a way to dramatically reduce the methane gas that cows burp out, in the hope that it can help mitigate global warming. The National Agriculture and Food Research ...

a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. About 10 percent of greenhouse gases worldwide are produced by cows Passing gas and producing manure also contribute to global warming through ...