What pets can teach us about mindfulness
Some mornings I wake up and am about to turn over to look at my phone, but then I realize that my dog, Meerie, is tucked perfectly into the crook of my legs. She's lightly snoring, her rib cage rising and falling. So I wait. I feel her warmth, listen.....»»
Should you buy an AirTag on Black Friday 2021?
The Apple AirTag is a useful product that helps you keep track of your precious belongings including pets -- but don't wait until Black Friday to shop them......»»
Google app finds pets" "art doubles"
"Pet Portraits" matches photos of pets to works of art......»»
Zoo animals teach lessons about a healthy microbiome
For some years now, life science and medical research has focused on the question of how the microorganisms living in and on a body influence central life processes and thus health and disease of their host organisms. Scientists at Kiel University, a.....»»
SARS-CoV-2 variant detected in dogs and cats with suspected myocarditis
A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in southeast England and is commonly known as the UK variant or B.1.1.7. This variant rapidly outcompeted pre-exi.....»»
Five ways to help your pets cope with fireworks
Fireworks can be a spectacular addition to many of our annual celebrations. But sadly they can cause serious distress to our pets......»»
How using tree rings to look into the past can teach us about the climate changes we face in the future
"The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward," Winston Churchill proclaimed to the Royal College of Physicians in 1944, invoking a much older idea known as "uniformitarianism"......»»
First reported US transmission of COVID from a pet owner to pets documented
For the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet is documented genetically as part of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope......»»
You can help teach NASA rovers to explore Mars with the AI4Mars project
A NASA project invites the public to identify features of the Martian landscape, to train an algorithm that rovers could use to navigate around the red planet......»»
Many new college students report pet separation anxiety
A survey of a sample of new first-year college students leaving pets at home and found that 75% experienced some level of pet separation anxiety -- with one in four reporting moderate to severe symptoms. The students who had higher anxiety tended to.....»»
You can help train NASA"s rovers to better explore Mars
Members of the public can now help teach an artificial intelligence algorithm to recognize scientific features in images taken by NASA's Perseverance rover......»»
Drones to Attempt Rescue of Starving Dogs Stranded by Volcano
For the past month, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has been erupting, necessitating the evacuation of 7,000 people as lava flows towards the sea and destroys everything in its path. Sadly, many pets have been left behind,.....»»
Discovery Tour Viking Age: Can video games teach history?
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has been adapted for use in schools for teaching about the Vikings......»»
How Bali could teach the world to manage its limited resources
Water is a limited resource. As such, efficient ways to jointly manage and optimize water reserves are essential for our present and future. But how can a well-balanced system be established? In order to single out the relevant parameters, an interna.....»»
Cat bacteria treats mouse skin infection, may help you and your pets as well
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection on mice. These bacteria may serve as the basis for new therapeutics against severe skin infections in huma.....»»
These virtual obstacle courses help real robots learn to walk
Specialized chips, simulations teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks. A clip from the simulation where virtual robots learn to climb steps. An army of more than 4,000 marching doglike robots is a vaguely menacing sight,.....»»
What Chili Peppers Can Teach Us about Pain
U.C. San Francisco researcher and Breakthrough Prize–winner David Julius talks about capsaicin, opioids and snake vision -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Infants have more microplastics in their feces than adults, study finds
Microplastics—tiny plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size—are everywhere, from indoor dust to food to bottled water. So it's not surprising that scientists have detected these particles in the feces of people and pets. Now, in a small pilot study,.....»»
How to Help Your Dog Adapt to a Postpandemic World
As owners head back to offices, pets’ anxiety and frustration may rise -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
"Likes" and "shares" teach people to express more outrage online
Social media platforms like Twitter amplify expressions of moral outrage over time because users learn such language gets rewarded with an increased number of "likes" and "shares," a new Yale University study shows......»»
Google Launches Interactive 3D Periodic Table To Teach Chemistry
Google has launched an interactive and 3D periodic table of chemical elements to help students learn chemistry. Somag News reports: The new functionality is being integrated into the Google Nest Hub device to encourage chemistry students, but it can.....»»