The dairy industry has spent a century searching for the perfect traits in a milk cow. Advances in genetics are getting us closer than ever – and changing our idea of perfect in the process.

Fish are good for you—except when they’re bad. How a legacy of environmental contamination continues to haunt one of our healthiest foods, and what we can do to fix it.

Safe food. Healthy food. Enough food. Can we secure the bounty we take for granted for future generations? A team of CALS experts say that we can meet the world’s food challenges––and here are their best ideas for how to do it.

A beetle’s newfound abilities remind us that life is always adapting to overcome our best strategies. How the eternal struggle for survival changes the way we farm.

With the world’s supply of antibiotics growing old and ineffective, academic researchers are leading the way in developing the next generation of microbe fighters.

As brushes with wolves rise, wildlife experts weigh whether the best way to preserve wolves could include hunting them.

Overuse of corn has clouded the image of America’s biggest crop. Can genetics help reshape corn’s future?

Scientists are probing the complex relationship between our DNA and our diets to unravel the root causes of obesity. But for those seeking a simple solution to the worldwide fat epidemic, their answers may be hard to swallow.

With a growing population and expanding range, Wisconsin black bears are on the move. CALS researchers are studying their path to figure out where they’ll end up.

Once discarded as waste, whey has newfound value, thanks to its versatile proteins–and some creative ideas about using them.

Grasses and crop residues could become the alternative fuels of the future, but scientists must first unlock their energy. With a new $125 million grant, CALS scientists are turning everywhere––even to insects––to figure out how.