A new study suggests yelling at pets can traumatize dogs in the long-term. The use of even mild punishments in…
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When our sun belches out a hot stream of charged particles in Earth’s general direction, it doesn’t just mess up…
Ebola, Marburg, SARS, MERS, and now the new coronavirus Covid-19 all share one thing in common – they are thought…
Cats have a reputation for being unpredictable and somewhat cryptic in demeanor. But perhaps this is rather a matter of…
Cats sure do have a reputation for being somewhat aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic…
Scientists previously believed that the deeper a fish lives, the less complex their visual system would be. But according to…
A controversial study shows that the fish ‘Bluestreak cleaner wrasse’ recognize themselves in mirrors — a key determinant of intelligence.…
Some features of a giraffe’s spot pattern are passed on from mother to baby, according to a new study…
Spiders can detect the Earth’s electric field and use it to lift off and fly through the air, according to…
The next time you encounter a goat, be sure to smile at it. We all know dogs are good at…
An international team of scientists has identified the location of more than 100,000 wheat genes. The researchers say the map…
Small dogs urinate higher on lamp posts than larger dogs, probably to appear bigger and scarier than larger dogs.…
Crows do not go out of their way to mess with ravens, even though they are significantly smaller. The…
The Spitsbergen bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) are the jazz musicians of the whales; much like jazz music, the complexity of…
Ravens can plan ahead and take into account future events in both time and space. An ability only previously observed…