Burping is often seen as rude or uncouth, especially in public. But this involuntary phenomenon, also called belching, serves an essential purpose and, in fact, shouldn't be silenced. Why do we burp?

Manure and belching account for roughly 32% of farming related methane emissions, and methane is responsible for about 30% of global warming since pre-industrial times, say scientists. Now a ...

Scientists have managed to measure the belching and flatulence of cattle ... The remainder comes from burping, with methane released through a cow's nose, according to the statement.

Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith is among the first farmers to start genetically breeding cows to produce less methane, a potent greenhouse gas produced when cows burp. Cow belching is the ...