While the tale of how man’s best friend came to be (i.e., domestication) is still slowly unfolding, a recently published study in…
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Aggregators Sharing was Caring for Ancient Humans and Their Prehistoric Pups
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Aggregators Some Like it Hot: Sick House Flies Purposely Induce a Fever
Fevers are thoroughly unpleasant and usually accompanied by other troublesome physical symptoms. Even so, they are often a good sign that our…
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Aggregators PLOS makes its first appearance at ACS!
Calling all chemists! PLOS ONE is headed to New Orleans next week for the American Chemical Society’s National Spring Meeting, where the…
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Aggregators Dressed-Up Donkey Discovered at Religious Burial Site
Even in bygone eras, domestic animals were essential for the development of human civilization. Aside from their use as a primary food…
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Aggregators Animal Heartbreakers? Animals, Behavior, and “Love”
Animal emotion remains a fairly contentious area of scientific research, but there is a growing body of evidence to support the idea…
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Aggregators The Downside of Sharing: Winter Bugs
Unfortunately, increasing numbers of us are experiencing this year’s particularly brutal seasonal flu (most frequently influenza A, subtype H3N2). The CDC’s latest…
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Aggregators A rockin’ good time at AGU
Last week the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting was held just down the road from our San Francisco office, and PLOS…