Cats can help highly emotional people reduce stress
Many people, especially those with strong and highly reactive emotions, want and would benefit from cats for reducing stress.
What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals
Are elephants important? How about rhinos? Or lions?
What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals?
A new study by biologist Felisa Smith at...
Ancient sharks appeared much earlier than previously thought
A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species, uncovered from rock samples found in China, suggest jawed fish emerged sometime at the...
Why touching a dog can help you reduce stress and depression
In a study from the University of Basel, scientists found that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity...
Life on earth might really have started with clay
In mythologies and origin stories around the world, various cultures and religions point to clay as the vessel of life, the primordial material that...
New study reveals the internal structure of spider silk
Scientists at William & Mary studied spider silk in such detail they were able to determine the structure of the silk fibers.
Spider silk is...
This mini donkey gets big boost from pacemaker
Nix, a miniature donkey with a potentially fatal heart condition, is on the mend after a successful pacemaker implantation by veterinarians at the Cornell...
Whales learn songs from each other in a cultural ‘deep dive’
A University of Queensland-led study has found humpback whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions.
Dr Jenny Allen, whose doctoral work...
Scientists reveal the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant
Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant.
In the steaming jungles of Borneo, plants have evolved innumerable...
Why plant-based milks are rising to the top?
Move out of the way cow’s milk, we’re drinking more dairy substitutes than ever before.
If you’ve been to any supermarket recently, you would’ve noticed...