Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior
LA JOLLA (September 26, 2023)—Movement offers a window into how the brain operates and controls the body. From clipboard-and-pen observation ...
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Finding hope on the front lines of animal protection: Dr. Kendra Coulter’s “Defending Animals”
“Defending Animals is a compelling exploration of animal protection, challenging readers to build a more compassionate and equitable world.” Credit: The ...
How just one set of animal tracks can provide a wealth of information
Rock faces in Namibia are decorated with hundreds of stone-age images not only of animals and human footprints, but also ...
Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art in Namibia
During the Later Stone Age in what is now Namibia, rock artists imbued so much detail into their engravings of ...
Morris Animal Foundation funds 6 new studies to advance canine cancer research
DENVER/Sept. 12, 2023 – Recent findings from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study confirm the enormous impact of hemangiosarcoma on golden ...
SMART-BARN – a cutting-edge technology lab to study animal groups
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) and the Max Planck Institute ...
Detailed analysis of two Late Bronze Age urn burials uncovers animal bones and jewelry amidst the cremated remains of a woman and child, and reveals insights into prehistoric funerary rites
Detailed analysis of two Late Bronze Age urn burials uncovers animal bones and jewelry amidst the cremated remains of a ...
Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution
A team from the University of Leicester, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology and the Institute of Palaeontology at Yunnan University, ...
Stanford study shows how the meat and dairy sector resists competition from alternative animal products
The summertime barbecue – an American tradition synonymous with celebrating freedom – may be tainted by a decidedly unfree market. ...
Towards organ preservation: Animal resistance to cold reflected in stem cells
Researchers led by Genshiro Sunagawa at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have shown that an ...
Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers establish new reptile cell lines
DENVER/Aug. 4, 2023 – A recent scientific paper published in the journal Microorganisms highlights the development of the first broad ...
Studying animal behavior without markers
Researchers are still puzzling over how animal collectives behave, but recent advances in machine learning and computer vision are revolutionizing ...
How to track animal of legend? Look to the poop
How do you study a predator with both camouflage and stealth that make it virtually invisible in the forest? Credit: ...
“Mind controlling” parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal
In a world full of bizarre animals, hairworms are some of the strangest: parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of ...
Artificially grown ‘mini-brains’ without animal components bring opportunities for neuroscience
Researchers at University of Michigan developed a method to produce artificially grown miniature brains — called human brain organoids — ...
More than 900 at-risk animal and plant species not covered by global trade protections, new research shows
A new study into the safeguarding of wildlife threatened by international trade has revealed: two-fifths of species identified as likely ...
Vaccine candidate prevents diarrhea, improves growth in animal model
PORTLAND, Oregon -- A vaccine originally developed to prevent bacteria-caused diarrhea has now also been found to help infant nonhuman ...
Policymakers should consider animal welfare in decisions
Incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice, according to Rutgers research. The article, published in Science, notes ...
In animal assisted therapy, horses may aid the treatment of patients with substance use disorders by boosting mood and quality of life
In animal assisted therapy, horses may aid the treatment of patients with substance use disorders by boosting mood and quality ...
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may raise risk of cognitive disorders in future generations, animal study finds
Adverse cognitive effects linked to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure, a type of endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), have the potential to be ...
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Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study definitively confirms gulf stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Abdominal fat plays important role in remission of prediabetes
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New rooms discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid