8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (607+ words) Home → Science → Home science "Chonky" cats might be internet stars, but they are also facing a health crisis. The internet loves a rotund tabby. We call them “cute” or “chonky” and praise them as “absolute units.” But while they may…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (325+ words) Pet owners want what's best for their doggos, but it's easy to get fooled....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (763+ words) Ancient genomes rewrite the story of cat domestication, showing their late arrival in Europe. Through us, cats have conquered the world, living almost everywhere humans do. Yet, we’ve never fully understood how they decided to tolerate us—or when that…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1049+ words) Most people notice when their dog behaves strangely. Few would imagine that such behavior might point to cancer. Does cancer have a smell? Scientists have been exploring this idea for the last two decades, but for Chase Johnson, a 36-year-old…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (529+ words) Horses can detect fear in humans from their sweat alone. A new study suggests that horses can perceive human fear without seeing or hearing a person, relying instead on subtle chemical cues carried by scent. In experiments published in PLOS…...

8+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (654+ words) A rare group of dogs learned new toy labels by listening in on their owners’ talk. A recent study reports that your dog may not just hear you talking. In a few rare cases, they may actually learn from it....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (927+ words) Researchers are studying dogs’ ability to control and change their voices in the hope of shedding light on one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: the origins of human speech....