"The aurochs went extinct approximately 400 years ago, which left much of their evolutionary history a mystery. "However, ...

We conducted a comparative study of the ancient DNA from fossil bison, the Caucasian and European bison, and domestic cattle. The study revealed that Bison-X is a hybrid between aurochs and steppe ...

Scientists want to bring them back through selective breeding of cattle species that carry some aurochs DNA. To this end, European science teams have been selectively breeding cattle since 2009.

More than a thousand cattle breeds found around the world can all be traced back to a common ancestor: the aurochs. Today, the scale of the dairy and beef industries has far-reaching consequences for ...