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A microbial blueprint for climate-smart cows

Each year, a single cow can belch about 200 pounds of methane. The powerful greenhouse gas is 27 times more potent at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. For decades, scientists and farmers have tried to find ways to reduce methane without stunting the animal's

Universities report downturn in new international students

New international student enrollments at U.S. universities plummeted this fall, according to newly released data, amid crackdowns on multiple fronts from the Trump administration. The Institute of International Education found a 17 percent drop in first-time new international

Don’t let the shutdown be for nothing

Bipartisan leaders in the House of Representatives have called for a bipartisan solution to the looming health insurance crisis, urging party leaders to listen to voices of reason and not play politics with people's lives and health care.