A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. By Emily Anthes For a cow, Veronika has had what might ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research reveals a Swiss Brown cow named Veronika is the first cow ever recorded using tools, including a brush to scratch different parts of her body. A study published in Current Biology found she ...

Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed. By David Gelles Gelles has covered business and ...

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 ...

After two weeks of escalating threats toward Europe, President Donald Trump blinked on Wednesday, backing away from the unthinkable brink of a potential war against a NATO ally during a speech at the ...

More than a thousand concerned citizens forced the Adirondack Park Agency’s first formal hearing in more than a decade Michael Hopmeier, the owner of this missile silo in Lewis, wants to test-fire ...

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, ...

My use of mobile phones has been compulsive – has it been for better or for worse? From a priest to a pensioner, a teenager to a tech CEO: can you guess our screen time? In 2003, the Stanford social ...