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Other May 25, 2024

Saturday Citations: The cheapness horizon of electric batteries; the battle-worthiness of ancient armor; scared animals

Sometimes, science requires traveling into hazardous environments; sometimes it requires a vast influx of state capital and an army of researchers and technicians. But sometimes, science has to call in the Marines. We reported ...

Veterinary medicine May 24, 2024

Common heartburn medications may help fight cancer and other immune disorders in dogs, researchers find

Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—medications commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux in people and animals—may ...

Veterinary medicine May 23, 2024

Caring for dogs with special needs

Special-needs dogs exist on a spectrum that may include those with physical impairments—such as missing, deformed, or paralyzed limbs; blindness; or deafness—with behavioral issues such as separation anxiety or situational ...

Cell & Microbiology May 22, 2024

Repurposed protease controls important signaling molecule-activating protein

Efficient communication between cells is vital for many biological processes, such as recruiting immune cells to combat disease. The rapid release of at least 80 signaling molecules, including tumor necrosis factor and epidermal ...

Ecology May 22, 2024

Can disease-detecting dogs help save South Dakota's bighorn sheep?

In summer 2021, Badlands National Park was home to a healthy and growing population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, with approximately 300 total among the three herds. Then in August, Paul Roghair, lead biological science ...

Plants & Animals May 22, 2024

Study reveals cuddled cows who work as therapy animals show a strong preference for women compared to men

A new study, titled "Cow Cuddling: Cognitive Considerations in Bovine-Assisted Therapy" published in the Human-Animal Interactions journal, reveals that cows who are cuddled as therapy animals showed a strong preference for ...

Plants & Animals May 22, 2024

Australian study proves 'humans are planet's most frightening predator'

Australia lacks fearsome large carnivores like lions and wolves, and the relative lack of fear that marsupials like kangaroos and wallabies show to dogs (and other introduced carnivores) has been attributed to a lack of evolutionary ...

Archaeology May 21, 2024

DNA analysis reveals that Jamestown Colony residents ate dogs with Indigenous ancestry

Dogs with Indigenous ancestry were eaten during a period of starvation at Jamestown, the first English settlement in North America in the 17th century, according to new research in American Antiquity.

Archaeology May 21, 2024

How Neanderthal language differed from modern human—they probably didn't use metaphors

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that humans and their relatives ...

Veterinary medicine May 20, 2024

Canine cognitive traits linked to everyday behavior

In recent decades, canine cognitive tests which measure, for example, problem-solving ability, memory, logical reasoning and impulse control in various situations, have been extensively used in many studies.

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