The remains of a fox unearthed at a human burial site in Argentina dating back 1,500 years has raised the possibility the animal may have…
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Dogs can understand the meaning of nouns, new research finds
Dogs understand what certain words stand for, according to researchers who monitored the brain activity of willing pooches while they were shown balls, slippers, leashes…
View More Dogs can understand the meaning of nouns, new research findsDogs may wag their tails so much due to rhythm-loving humans, scientists say
Whether it is an elegant swish or a furious oscillation, tail wagging is ubiquitous among dogs. Now researchers have suggested it may have become commonplace…
View More Dogs may wag their tails so much due to rhythm-loving humans, scientists sayHumans may have influenced evolution of dogs’ eye colour, researchers say
Human preferences for a friendly face may have steered the evolution of canine eye colour, researchers have suggested. Ever since canines were domesticated, some time…
View More Humans may have influenced evolution of dogs’ eye colour, researchers say‘Like unscrambling an egg’: scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats
Scientists are preparing plans to restore the fortunes of Scotland’s threatened Highland wildcats – by identifying and removing DNA they have acquired from domestic cats.…
View More ‘Like unscrambling an egg’: scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats‘Eccentric doesn’t cover it’: dogs visit Santa Paws at John Lewis’s pet grotto
One definition of insanity is to do something over and again, expecting a different result. Another might be to find yourself in a busy department…
View More ‘Eccentric doesn’t cover it’: dogs visit Santa Paws at John Lewis’s pet grottoWinterproofing: how to get you and your home ready for Britain’s cold months ahead
The clocks change this weekend, and suddenly there’s no escaping that winter is on its way. Over the next few months it will be darker…
View More Winterproofing: how to get you and your home ready for Britain’s cold months aheadFirst cat in space: how a Parisian stray called Félicette was blasted far from Earth
In a few weeks, space scientists will celebrate a remarkable event – the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first cat into space, an…
View More First cat in space: how a Parisian stray called Félicette was blasted far from EarthPets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCA
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new government act, the RSPCA has warned. The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology…
View More Pets could be gene-edited under new English law, says RSPCAFeline uncertain? Cats do give clues if the fur’s about to fly, study finds
When cats get together it can be difficult to tell rough and tumble play from a full-blown scrap. Now researchers say they have decoded feline…
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