Cow poop emits climate-warming methane. Adding red algae may help

Adding the algae to decomposing feces might reduce methane emission from cow agriculture

A photo of a brown and white cow standing in a grass field with other cows visible in the background.

Cow agriculture is responsible for nearly a quarter of the world’s methane emissions, as bacteria in their guts and feces produce methane.

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Earth has a cow problem.