Indentation of several goat hooves in a brick from the archaeological site of Ganj Dareh. (Credit: The 'Tracking Cultural and Environmental Change Project') (CN) — Researchers examining ancient DNA ...

Researchers report early evidence of goat domestication in Iran's Zagros Mountains. The initial domestication of several species, including goats, occurred in the Fertile Crescent during the Aceramic ...

Nagoya University-based researchers analyze ancient DNA of Neolithic domestic goats to reveal that the goats were introduced into the Southern Caucasus from the Fertile Crescent during the early sixth ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife adopted a new rule last week intended to reduce the risk of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae transmission from domestic sheep and goats to bighorn sheep. The ...

Goats (Capra hircus) have been domesticated for over 10,000 years. For some, they’re meat. For others, they’re milk producers. And for still others, they serve as adorable pets or petting zoo staples.

One species I have not mentioned here yet is the goat, although there are more than 924 million of them on the planet – and yes, they are smarter than you think. Actually, the first cognitive test I ...