One by one, 13 sick and traumatised Asian black bears squeezed into tiny cages are pulled from a truck, a lifetime of agonising torture now over.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2009
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Those who travel to space are rewarded with a beautiful sight - planet Earth. But the effects of space travel on the human sense of sight aren't so beautiful. More than 30 percent of astronauts who returned from two-week ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2013
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(Phys.org) —If you think your mixed-breed pup is naturally hardier than the neighbor's purebred, you may want to think again. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, indicates that mixed breeds ...
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2013
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Teens have been known to play video games until they're glassy-eyed.
Other
Jun 09, 2010
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Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum who became an Internet sensation in Germany, winning three times more Facebook admirers than Chancellor Angela Merkel, died on Wednesday, her zoo said.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2011
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Why do some astronauts come back from the International Space Station needing glasses? Eye problems are one of the largest problems that have cropped up in the last three to four years of space station science, affecting ...
Space Exploration
May 30, 2014
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At least 2 billion people around the world have vision problems—but how do you know if and when your pet is struggling with its own eyesight?
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2020
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(Phys.org) —Horses face high risks of developing eye problems, and Cornell clinicians have developed a new way to detect and diagnose them more safely and quickly than before. Published online in January in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2014
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Canadian scientists are working on a new way to measure the mechanics of the human eye to better identify astronauts at risk of developing ocular damage before they go into space. Collaborating with the Canadian Space Agency ...
Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2019
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