Can cats and coyotes co-exist?
As urban environments continue to encroach on natural habitats, instances of human-wildlife conflict tend to increase. While some animals avoid human contact at all costs, other species thrive in urban habitats. Coyotes, in particular, have become fr.....»»
Won"t my cat get bored if I keep it inside? Here"s how to ensure it"s happy
The Australian and American Veterinary Medical Associations recommend keeping cats indoors because they, and wildlife, will be safer......»»
"What"s on today"s menu?": Why it"s important to study the trophic behavior of local predators
Trophic ecology is the study of the food chain. On Tenerife in the Canary Islands, feral cats feast chiefly on rabbits, mice, rats, and native birds and reptiles. But new research shows that since 1986, the island's wild cats have experienced a signi.....»»
Let there be light: Many photons are better than one for advancing quantum technologies
Quantum objects, such as electrons and photons, behave differently from other objects in ways that enable quantum technology. Therein lies the key to unlocking the mystery of quantum entanglement, in which multiple photons exist in multiple modes or.....»»
Saturday Citations: Dogs (woolly) and cats (athletic). Plus: Amino acid precursors on Enceladus, beer goggles on Earth
This week, scientists reported on drinking beer, Saturnian expulsions, an ancient North American dog breed, and cats playing dogs' favorite game, fetch......»»
Yes, some cats like to play fetch. It’s science!
Cats play fetch longer, with more retrievals, when they initiate the game. A cat owner throws a tinfoil ball a few feet in front of their expectant cat twice. The cat chases after the tinfoil ball and retrieves it back to the owner b.....»»
Cats playing fetch: Research investigates how the game unfolds
Cats tend to dictate games of fetch with their owners and most cats who play fetch learned to do so without explicit training, according to a survey of 924 cat owners published in Scientific Reports. The findings also highlight the variety of objects.....»»
Michael Cohen’s lawyer cited three fake cases in possible AI-fueled screwup
Lawyer David Schwartz must explain why a motion cited "cases that do not exist." Enlarge / Picture of attorney David Schwartz from his website. (credit: David Schwartz) A lawyer representing Donald Trump's former attorne.....»»
You Asked: Do perfect LCD panels exist?
In this installment of You Asked: Is there such a thing as a perfect LCD panel? What is frame rate control? And we'll decode Samsung soundbar model numbers......»»
Environmental monitoring of bacteria can strengthen community preparedness against diseases
A variety of potentially disease-causing bacteria exist in the Baltic Sea and in Swedish lakes. Karolina Eriksson, a doctoral student at the Industrial Doctoral School at Umeå University, reveals future health risks for humans in the light of climat.....»»
Forecasts may help protect marine life a year in advance
Marine management tools could be used to help avoid whale entanglements or sea turtle bycatch up to a year in advance, suggests a Nature Communications paper. The findings demonstrate that these tools (which already exist) could be used to forewarn o.....»»
Physicist explains X-rays that shouldn"t exist in "cold" plasma
For about 20 years, Caltech Professor of Applied Physics Paul Bellan and his group have been creating magnetically accelerated jets of plasma, an electrically conducting gas composed of ions and electrons, in a vacuum chamber big enough to hold a per.....»»
MicroRNA holds clues to why some mammals are cancer-prone
Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) have identified an important pathway that reveals why some mammals, like humans, dogs, and cats, regularly develop mammary cancer while others, such as horses, pigs, and cows, rarely do......»»
Study on kids and a career: Traditional role models still largely exist
A representative survey by IU International University of Applied Sciences reveals there are still significant differences between the sexes in career trajectories......»»
A professor says science shows free will doesn"t exist. Here"s why he"s mistaken
It seems like we have free will. Most of the time, we are the ones who choose what we eat, how we tie our shoelaces and what articles we read on The Conversation......»»
Could life exist in molecular clouds?
Our search for life beyond Earth is still in its infancy. We're focused on Mars and, to a lesser extent, ocean moons like Jupiter's Europa and Saturn's Enceladus. Should we extend our search to cover more unlikely places like molecular clouds?.....»»
Can science find a better way to trim a cat"s nails?
University of California, Davis, researchers are working with the Sacramento SPCA to alleviate a near-universal source of stress for cats and those who care for them: nail trimming......»»
Are dogs or cats more skilled in relying on human pointing gestures?
Dog and cat owners are familiar with the age-old debate: which of the two species is smarter? However, answering this question is impossible, especially due to the difficulty of a sound comparison......»»
The miraculous effect of music: Concerts bind people together
Why does music exist? Some researchers believe that music is so widespread across human cultures because it brings people together. The theory is that during evolution, human groups who were musical worked better together, and therefore music may hav.....»»
Owner personality and mental well-being associated with human–pet attachment
University of Helsinki researchers have collected data about the personality traits of thousands of dogs, cats and their owners to explore owner–pet attachment. The data encompass about 2,500 pet owners and 3,300 pets. The work is published in the.....»»
CISOs can marry security and business success
With an endless string of cyber fires to be put out, it’s easy to forget that the cybersecurity function in an organization doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Its main purpose is to ensure the organization succeeds, and that’s the reason CISOs get the.....»»