Curiosity, Horses and Hypochondria
Discovering weird new shapes, turning oil rigs into reefs and making the ocean absorb more greenhouse gases.....»»
Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: Study
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the first evidence that Mars once had a climate which alternated between wet and dry seasons similar to Earth, a study said on Wednesday, suggesting the red planet may have once had the right conditions to suppor.....»»
Curiosity rover battles up a 23-degree slope in its exploration of Mars
The Curiosity rover is slowing making its way up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall mountain on Mars. But heaving up a mountain can be tricky for a little rover......»»
Curiosity rover faces its toughest climb yet on Mars
On Aug. 5, NASA's Curiosity rover will notch its 11th year on Mars by doing what it does best: studying the Red Planet's surface. The intrepid bot recently investigated a location nicknamed "Jau" that is pockmarked with dozens of impact craters. Scie.....»»
PFAS detected in blood of horses and dogs too near factory in eastern North Carolina
Debra Stewart walked toward a horse paddock with a bag of carrots in hand. Whisper, a splashed chocolate and white paint horse, met her at the fence......»»
New advances in formation theory of supermassive black holes
With breakthroughs in astronomical observation, scientists now have confirmed the existence of supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. The recent release of black hole images has further charged people's curiosity about black holes while.....»»
The Sims 4: Horse Ranch expansion is a warm slice of Western charm
The Sims 4: Horse Ranch delivers a Western-soaked world where players can get busy ranching and training and riding horses......»»
New saddle-mapping tech can reduce back pain for horses
Equine back pain is prevalent in at least 35% of ridden horses and often attributed to poor saddle fit. A new method for scanning moving horses has enabled Dr. Jorn Cheney, a researcher of animal locomotion at the University of Southampton, UK, to pr.....»»
PFAS found in blood of dogs, horses living near Fayetteville, NC
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray's Creek, N.C.—including dogs that only drank bottled water. The work establishes horses as an important sen.....»»
Modern horses have lost their additional toes, scientists confirm
The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers......»»
New tracking device to keep better tabs on wolves
Keeping up with the journeys of wolves and welfare of wild horses has never been easier. With a GPS wildlife tracker powered by an animal's own movements, University of Copenhagen researchers have solved a problem faced by biologists and wildlife man.....»»
See a postcard from Mars taken by the Curiosity rover
The image combines two different views of the same area and is colorized to show off the undulating martian landscape in a region called the Marker Band Valley......»»
NASA"s Curiosity captures Martian morning, afternoon in new "postcard"
After completing a major software update in April, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took a last look at "Marker Band Valley" before leaving it behind, capturing a "postcard" of the scene......»»
Horses Stand Up to Sleep but Lie Down Perchance to Dream
Horses are specially built to snooze on their hooves, but there’s a catch.....»»
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UPDATE: Jun. 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EDT This post has been updated with the latest streaming deals and pricing on streaming service bundles. Our top picks this week:.....»»
2 places on Mars could have been habitable
Mars rovers Curiosity and Opportunity continue to reveal details about the planet's former habitable conditions......»»
Wild horses spent the harsh winter at California"s Mono Lake. Now they"re turning up dead
Several wild horse carcasses have been discovered this spring on the southwestern shores of Mono Lake, after California endured a cold and snowy winter......»»
How to upgrade horses in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Get ready to mount up and ride across Hyrule! If you want the best horse possible in Tears of the Kingdom, check out our breakdown on how to upgrade horses......»»
Researchers call for single approach on wild horses
The U.S. federal government's management of wild horses is doomed to fail without fundamental changes in policy and the law, according to a new paper led by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Oklahoma State University......»»
Pok Pok Playroom iOS app for kids gets ‘Radio’ to foster musical development
Following up after an Earth Day update, Pok Pok Playroom for iOS has released its newest addition. Radio comes as the latest toy to help kiddos with musical development and exploration, sharing, storytelling, creative thinking, curiosity, and more......»»
Horses living in groups are better at following human indications than horses living in individual paddocks, shows study
A new study published in Animal Cognition shows that horses living in big enclosures and in groups of at least three are better at following directional indications from humans than horses kept in individual paddocks. The results also indicate that f.....»»