
Why Can't Cars Move Like Crabs
Physicists studied the
movement of animals that are
mobile on loose surfaces
like sand, mud, and gravel
in order to design a robot
capable of moving on shifty
ground. The robot is based
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Anti-Freeze For Your Plants
Botanists developed a spray
that, when misted over a
plant, will help it endure
temperatures 2.2 to 9.4
degrees Fahrenheit colder
than it would without the
spray, depending upon the
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Doggy Genes
Molecular biologists have
completely sequenced the
first dog genome.
Understanding how genetics
plays a role in canine
diseases could lead to new
treatments for diseases
shared by humans, such as
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Help for Thunder-Phobic Dogs
A new study shows that dogs
can get very upset during
thunderstorms, whether or
not their owner holds them.
The study measured the
stress hormone cortisol to
be up to three times normal
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Sniffing Dog Provides Cost-Effective Contamination Detection
America's only dog that's trained to sniff mercury is able to detect as little as a half-gram, and is faster and cheaper than traditional lab analysis. Dogs' olfactory membranes are larger and 44 ... > more -
Marine Biologists Work To Protect Seahorses By Developing A Breeding Program
Marine biologists, worried that regular harvesting of wild seahorses may threaten the creature with extinction, have begun breeding them in home aquariums. Caring for seahorses requires a three-step ... > more -
Entomologists Train Insects to Act Like Sniffing Dogs
If rewarded with sugary water, wasps can be trained in minutes to follow specific smells. The olfactory sensors in their antennae can sense chemicals in the air in concentrations as tiny as a few ... > more -
Veterinary Orthopedic Surgeons Adapt Human Ankle Surgery Method To Canine Knee Operations
Veterinary orthopedic surgeons developed a procedure to fix cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficiencies in dogs. A method adapted from human ankle surgeries, the procedure cleans up the joint ... > more
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