Cattle | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/cattle/RSS feed for CattleenMon, 04 May 2026 16:02:09 +0000Why Do Cows Burp Up So Much Planet-Warming Methane? A Newly Discovered Structure in Their Gut Microbes Could Be a Culprithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-cows-burp-up-so-much-planet-warming-methane-a-newly-discovered-structure-in-their-gut-microbes-could-be-a-culprit-180988664/The "hydrogenobody" is an organelle inside certain microorganisms that live in a special stomach chamber in cattle, sheep and goats, according to a new studyMon, 04 May 2026 16:02:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-cows-burp-up-so-much-planet-warming-methane-a-newly-discovered-structure-in-their-gut-microbes-could-be-a-culprit-180988664/In the World's Best Place to See Wild Jaguars, Residents Are Using the Big Cat's Appeal to Reach Conservation Goalshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/in-the-worlds-best-place-to-see-wild-jaguars-residents-are-using-the-big-cats-appeal-to-reach-conservation-goals-180988290/Brazil’s Pantanal region has the highest jaguar density on Earth, drawing camera-toting visitors to its riverbanks. Despite overtourism concerns, one enclave may offer a model for how to protect the charismatic apex predatorWed, 04 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/in-the-worlds-best-place-to-see-wild-jaguars-residents-are-using-the-big-cats-appeal-to-reach-conservation-goals-180988290/A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back With a Broom. Watch the Video That Scientists Are Calling the First Documented Evidence of Cattle Using Toolshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-cow-named-veronika-can-scratch-her-back-with-a-broom-watch-the-video-that-scientists-are-calling-the-first-documented-evidence-of-cattle-using-tools-180988033/The pet cow's tool use challenges long-held assumptions about bovine intelligenceTue, 20 Jan 2026 20:42:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-cow-named-veronika-can-scratch-her-back-with-a-broom-watch-the-video-that-scientists-are-calling-the-first-documented-evidence-of-cattle-using-tools-180988033/Ig Nobel Prizes Honor Fingernails, Painted Cows and Cacio e Pepe in a Celebration of Strange Sciencehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ig-nobel-prizes-honor-fingernails-painted-cows-and-cacio-e-pepe-in-a-celebration-of-strange-science-180987381/Ten research projects earned awards for achievements that have made people "laugh, then think"Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:56:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ig-nobel-prizes-honor-fingernails-painted-cows-and-cacio-e-pepe-in-a-celebration-of-strange-science-180987381/A Neolithic Cow's Tooth Helps Point to the Mysterious Origins of Stonehenge's Iconic Stoneshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-neolithic-cows-tooth-helps-point-to-the-mysterious-origins-of-stonehenges-iconic-stones-180987222/Isotope analysis of a molar from a cow’s jawbone found buried at the monument provides details of the life story of the animal—and how it may relate to the construction of StonehengeMon, 25 Aug 2025 18:36:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-neolithic-cows-tooth-helps-point-to-the-mysterious-origins-of-stonehenges-iconic-stones-180987222/Drones Are Blasting Iconic Argument From 'Marriage Story' to Scare Wolves Away From Cows in Oregonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drones-are-blasting-iconic-argument-from-marriage-story-to-scare-wolves-away-from-cows-in-oregon-180987154/Scarlet Johansson and Adam Driver's charged dialogue is playing from speakers attached to drones as wildlife officials get creative in their efforts to stop wolves from killing cattleMon, 18 Aug 2025 15:07:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drones-are-blasting-iconic-argument-from-marriage-story-to-scare-wolves-away-from-cows-in-oregon-180987154/Why Scientists Kept the Birth of Dolly, the World's First Cloned Mammal, a Secret for Seven Monthshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-scientists-kept-the-birth-of-dolly-the-worlds-first-cloned-mammal-a-secret-for-seven-months-180986009/The scientific breakthrough, announced on this day in 1997, proved that geneticists could clone an adult mammal, giving rise to a new era of ethical debate and experimentationSat, 22 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-scientists-kept-the-birth-of-dolly-the-worlds-first-cloned-mammal-a-secret-for-seven-months-180986009/Archaeologists in the Netherlands Just Uncovered a Centuries-Old Floor Made of Cow Boneshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-the-netherlands-just-uncovered-a-centuries-old-floor-made-of-cow-bones-180985714/Found beneath a building in the town of Alkmaar, the animal bones had been used to fill in gaps between crumbling pieces of tileMon, 23 Dec 2024 21:04:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-the-netherlands-just-uncovered-a-centuries-old-floor-made-of-cow-bones-180985714/Eating Seaweed Could Make Cows Less Gassy, Slashing Methane Emissions From Grazing by Nearly 40 Percenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eating-seaweed-could-make-cows-less-gassy-slashing-methane-emissions-from-grazing-by-nearly-40-percent-180985575/A new study finds that feeding seaweed pellets to grazing beef cattle dramatically reduces their greenhouse gas emissionsTue, 03 Dec 2024 21:58:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eating-seaweed-could-make-cows-less-gassy-slashing-methane-emissions-from-grazing-by-nearly-40-percent-180985575/Man Infected With H5N2 Bird Flu in Mexico Dies. Here's the Latest on the Virushttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-infected-with-h5n2-bird-flu-in-mexico-dies-heres-the-latest-on-the-virus-180984488/The strain is not the same one that has infected U.S. cows and three dairy farm workers, and officials say the risk to the general public remains lowFri, 07 Jun 2024 20:09:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-infected-with-h5n2-bird-flu-in-mexico-dies-heres-the-latest-on-the-virus-180984488/