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2023-07-27 @ 21.25.33 ∈ In English

‘Is the doggy angry?’ Research hints children under 5 can easily confuse dog emotions

The results revealed that four-year-old children rated angry dogs to be in a more positive mood than the older children and adults did, even if these youngest kids were experienced with dogs. The six-year-olds, if experienced with dogs, were as good as adults at identifying dog emotions from photos.

2023-07-26 @ 18.44.06 ∈ In English

Spraying just 12% of the room kills 85% of mosquitoes, study shows

The hotter the room, the further down the mosquitoes tended to rest, as the lower part of the room is typically cooler. Spraying just in this bottommost zone could kill over 85% of the mosquitoes in the house, according to the author's estimates—especially if this zone is colored black, as Aedes aegypti are known to prefer to perch on dark surfaces.

2023-07-21 @ 20.24.47 ∈ In English

First RSV vaccine to protect infants up 6 months of age and older adults - European Medicines Agency

EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Abrysvo, a vaccine to protect against disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Abrysvo is the first RSV vaccine indicated for passive immunisation of infants from birth through 6 months of age following administration of the vaccine to the mother during pregnancy.

2023-07-18 @ 14.04.45 ∈ In English

Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say

Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.

2023-07-13 @ 14.50.32 ∈ In English

Small-winged and lighter colored butterflies likely to be at greatest threat from climate change

Butterflies from the Lycaenidae family which have small, bright, and often iridescent, wings had the poorest thermal buffering and low thermal tolerance. […] A trade-off in terms of butterflies' cooling strategies was observed: those that were good at thermal buffering were less good at thermal tolerance and vice versa.

2023-07-11 @ 19.21.52 ∈ In English

Scientists discover 36-million-year geological cycle that drives biodiversity

As water levels rise and fall, different habitats on the continental shelves and in shallow seas expand and contract, providing opportunities for organisms to thrive or die.

2023-07-11 @ 19.17.27 ∈ In English

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Glacier mice - Wikipedia

Glacier mice are notable for their movement across the ice, which appears to be non-random, taking the form of herd-like behavior. This movement is as yet unexplained,[1] and does not appear to be solely the product of wind or the direction of a slope.

2023-07-07 @ 19.20.07 ∈ In English

Stressed rattlesnakes found to calm down in the company of a nearby ‘friend’

In highly social animals, such as mammals and birds, this phenomenon is well studied. Now, researchers have examined social buffering in rattlesnakes and found that the presence of a second snake significantly reduced rattlesnakes' change in heart rates after they experienced disturbance. It is the first evidence of social buffering in reptiles.

2023-07-05 @ 16.59.57 ∈ In English

Dr. Maddkap, Werepsychologist (@drmaddkap@meow.social)

Where do the bad rainbows go? Prism. They get a light sentence. It gives them time to reflect.

2023-07-03 @ 19.59.33 ∈ In English

Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it.

Their findings — published in the journal PLOS One this week — is that in 79% of the societies for which there is data, women were hunting. [Moreover], this wasn't just opportunistic killing of animals that the women happened upon. The vast majority of the [time] "the hunting was purposeful. Women had their own toolkit. They had favorite weapons. Grandmas were the best hunters of the village."