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03-28-2024
Dogs can detect humans' stress levels by smelling their breath
Scientists have discovered that specially trained dogs may be able to detect the early signs of an impending PTSD stress flashback by sniffing out specific compounds in a person's breath. This finding could lead to a new way for service dogs to assist individuals struggling with the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dogs detect stress levels by sniffing VOCs The research, led by Laura Kiiroja of Dalhousie University and published in Frontiers in Allergy, brought together expertise from Dr. Sherry Stewart's clinical psychology lab and...
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03-05-2018
Some animals regularly change the makeup of their venom
Some animals regularly change the makeup of their venom. New...
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03-05-2018
Hummingbirds that sound like crickets
Black jacobin hummingbirds make unique high-frequency sounds that they may...
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03-05-2018
Supercolony of 1.5 million Adélie penguins found in Antarctica
Scientists have believed for decades now that the total number...
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03-05-2018
127 million year-old fossil gives clues about prehistoric birds
One of the tiniest fossils ever found from the Mesozoic...
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03-04-2018
Horses and cows and pigs, oh my: Livestock lead in fatal attacks
When animals attack, they’re usually not the ones you’d expect,...
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03-03-2018
North Atlantic right whales inch closer to extinction
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest...
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03-02-2018
Two types of common ravens hybridize into one species
Speciation reversal occurs when two distinct lineages hybridize and ultimately...
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03-02-2018
Caterpillars sound like tea kettles when they’re attacked
Researchers at Carleton University have been studying caterpillars that make...
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03-01-2018
European union pushes for ban on bee-killing pesticides
The European Union is calling for a ban on neonicotinoid...
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03-01-2018
The world’s smallest monkeys are no longer a single species
Scientists at the University of Salford in England have discovered...
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03-01-2018
These dolphins strategically plan their dives
A recent study found that dolphins use echolocation to track...
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03-01-2018
Caribou hunting restrictions are the result of science-policy gap
Barren-ground caribou are found in Northwestern Canada, Alaska, and Greenland....
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