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May 21, 2024
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Apr. 29, 2024 Medium-sized dogs have a higher risk of developing cancer than the very largest or smallest breeds, according to a new ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Every cuckoo is an adopted child -- raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. There are two variants of female cuckoos: a gray ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Researchers who captured footage of dog attacks on endangered mountain tapirs in Colombia are calling for action to protect threatened ...
Mar. 26, 2024 Rabbits are popular family pets, with around 1.5 million in the UK and it is important that owners can recognize when their animal is in pain, and know when to seek help to protect their rabbit's welfare. New research has found the majority of ...
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May 15, 2024 Researchers have detected significant concentrations of microplastics in the testicular tissue of both humans and dogs, adding to growing concern about their possible effect on human reproductive ...
Mar. 22, 2024 It's no surprise that your dog can learn to sit when you say 'sit' and come when called. But a new study has made the unexpected discovery that dogs generally also know that certain words 'stand for' ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Scientists have confirmed that a potentially fatal dog parasite is present in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Spending quality time with dogs reduces stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, according to a ...
Mar. 6, 2024 New research finds around a quarter of Labrador retriever dogs face a double-whammy of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to a genetic ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Researchers developed protocols for growing organoids that mimic a turtle liver, the first organoids developed for a turtle and only the second for ...
Feb. 21, 2024 Researchers have discovered that meningiomas -- the most common type of brain tumor in humans and dogs -- are extremely similar ...
Feb. 19, 2024 Imageomics, a new field of science, has made stunning progress in the past year and is on the verge of major discoveries about life on Earth, according to one of the founders of the ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Some people from an ancient community in what is now northern Italy were interred with animals and animal parts from species such as dogs, horses and pigs. The reasons remain mysterious, but might ...
Jan. 29, 2024 New research demonstrates how probiotics can reshape the gut microbiome and energy metabolism in ...
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Jan. 24, 2024 A new mobile phone-based facial recognition application for dogs has the potential to significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in endemic areas like Africa and Asia, according to a new study. ...
Jan. 18, 2024 A veterinary ophthalmologist wanted to determine factors, including age and vision, that influence a dog's interest in interacting with video content. Ultimately, the goal of the study, which ...
Jan. 17, 2024 A study of more than 25,000 U.S. dogs and 238 breeds has linked dog size to varying patterns of risk for health conditions over the course of a dog's ...
Jan. 11, 2024 Researchers have developed an alternative labeling method called 'bio-tagging', which is a microneedle array system that can safely deliver ink in the form of unique number or letter ...
Jan. 10, 2024 A new study shows that human hunting and land use have a decisive influence on red deer density in Europe. Red deer density is only reduced when wolves, lynx and bears co-occur at the same ...
Dec. 22, 2023 Study findings raise the stakes for public health efforts to improve attitudes about vaccination rates across the ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Scientists have developed an efficient, non-invasive, and pain-free method to generate canine-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). They identified six reprogramming genes that can boost canine ...
Dec. 15, 2023 A new analysis sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog that was a fixture of Indigenous Coast Salish communities in the Pacific Northwest for millennia. ...
Nov. 29, 2023 We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless animals called brittle stars have no brains at all and still manage to learn through experience, new research reveals. These ...
Nov. 20, 2023 Feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat increases their risk of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by a widely used antibiotic -- ciprofloxacin -- researchers have found from a study of 600 healthy pet ...
Nov. 16, 2023 The return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) to Germany, which began 23 years ago in the region of Lusatia in Eastern Germany, is a process of great ecological and social significance. Therefore, a ...
Nov. 16, 2023 Many mammals, from domestic cats and dogs to giant pandas, use scent to communicate with each other. A new study shows how domestic cats send signals to each other using odors derived from families ...
Nov. 15, 2023 Researchers are working to help more shelter dogs experience this kind of love, safety, and happiness in an adoptive home. The research team found that implementing shorter-term fostering programs at ...
Oct. 31, 2023 Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska's Katmai coast have led scientists to reconsider assumptions ...
Oct. 30, 2023 While there are a number of studies demonstrating that dog therapy programs can improve a person's social and emotional wellbeing, many typically have a disproportionate number of female ...
Oct. 20, 2023 It's said that a dog is a man's best friend, but the wild dingo is much maligned in Australia. This may not always have been the case though, with new research suggesting that dingoes were ...
Oct. 19, 2023 Researchers have found a gene associated with longevity in golden retrievers, one of the most popular breeds of ...
Oct. 4, 2023 A new analysis estimates a variety of potential benefits for environmental sustainability -- for instance, reduced freshwater consumption and greenhouse gas emissions -- that could result from ...
Oct. 2, 2023 Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic ...
Sep. 22, 2023 Researchers have made a significant finding in determining the genetic background of dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns. This research helps us understand the genetic risk factors related to fatal ...
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- 'Wolves Like Cherry-Picking': Modelling Shows How They Recolonized Germany and Where They Could Live in the Future
- More Than Meows: How Bacteria Help Cats Communicate
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- Dogs and Humans Process Body Postures Similarly in Their Brains
- Slow Walking Could Be Sign of Dementia in Older Dogs
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- Bronze Age Well Contents Reveal the History of Animal Resources in Mycenae, Greece
- Lending a Paw for Defense Veterans: 'Clear Evidence' That Assistance Dogs Help Improve Mental Health
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- Roads, Pet Dogs and More May Pose Hidden Threat to Africa's Primates
- Trained Dogs Can Sniff out a Deadly Deer Disease
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- Dogs' Average Age at Cancer Diagnosis Is Associated With Size, Sex, Breed
- Vikings Crossing the North Sea to Britain Brought Their Horses, Dogs and Other Animals
- The Quail Could Be the Unknown Reservoir of Tuscany and Sicilian Viruses
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- Sickly Shades of Grey: Disease Outbreaks Influence the Color of Wolves Across North America
- Endangered Birds Can Be Protected from Predators With Chemical Camouflage
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- Dogs Can Smell When We're Stressed, Study Suggests
- Dog-Human Bonds Could Guide Development of Social Robots
- Stress Has an Odor and Dogs Can Smell It
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- Hearing Loss in Dogs Associated With Dementia
- More Wolves, Beavers Needed as Part of Improving Western United States Habitats
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- Feeding Dogs Raw Meat Associated With Increased Presence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Research Finds
- Introducing a Protocol for Using Robotic Pets in Memory Care