Dog welfare campaigns that tell people to be "responsible owners" don't help to promote behaviour change, a new University of Liverpool report suggests.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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The moral status of animals is an important emerging topic for society, one that is leading to significant changes at academic, political, and legal levels in both wealthy and developing nations. However, some fields, such ...
Ecology
Aug 28, 2019
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Suppose you're at a nice restaurant celebrating your anniversary. When a customer at a nearby table complains that it's taking too long to get his meal, you and your spouse overhear the server's brusque response. Would the ...
Economics & Business
Jun 18, 2019
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Biologists at the National Institute for Basic Biology and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) at Nagoya University have discovered that long non-coding RNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response in ...
Evolution
Apr 09, 2019
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Spider silk is a self-assembling biopolymer with hydrogen bonds underlying its chemical structure, yet despite weak chemical bonding it outperforms most materials relative to mechanical performance. The biopolymer is produced ...
A new study in Conservation Physiology shows that over time, bears get used to drones. Previous work indicated that animals behave fearfully or show a stress response near drone flights. Using heart monitors to gauge stress, ...
Ecology
Jan 15, 2019
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Scientists know viruses are contagious and can spread quickly, but how do they interact with each other?
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 19, 2017
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Andreas Lüthi and his group at the FMI have identified two types of neurons in the amygdala, each of which generates a distinct fear response – freezing or flight. In addition, these two cell types interact, thus creating ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2017
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BYU psychology professor Ross Flom recently conducted a study to find out just how well dogs understand humans, specifically human emotion.
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2016
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Fear. You've been there: Your heart races, even jumps to your throat. Your hands grow clammy and your stomach churns. Your mind goes blank.
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2016
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