A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." In case you haven't heard, cows are using tools now. Well, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Video taken as part of a research study in Europe shows a cow using a broom to scratch its own back, and it's the first documented ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró When it comes to using tools, Veronika the Austrian cow is outstanding in her field. The ...

A clever cow called Veronika is the first ever to be recorded using tools – including a brush to scratch her back. The old Swiss Brown cow has astonished scientists in Austria with her ability to use ...

Around ten years ago, an organic farmer and baker in a small Austrian town noticed that his pet cow would use sticks to scratch herself. The cow, named Veronika, also appeared to refine her technique ...

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...

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Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, revived a plan created during the first Trump administration to end the testing of chemicals on mammals. By Lisa Friedman The Environmental Protection Agency will ...

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SINGAPORE - Front-line police officers may soon get a cooling vest that redistributes weight from their utility belts and reduces back strain. The new load-bearing vest (LBV) being developed by the ...