Do animals commit suicide? Disturbing anecdotes and now empirical evidence support it as real thing January 9, 2018 Psychology Today has just published a piece about evidence which could answer a disturbing question: do animals have the ability to rationalize their situation… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: How climate change deniers use starving polar bears to spread misinformation December 11, 2017 Increasing surface temperatures, Arctic sea-ice loss, and other evidence of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are acknowledged by every major scientific organization in the world,… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: 10 million tonnes of fish dumped back into ocean every year June 26, 2017 Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year, according to new research. The study by… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Scientists taught bees how to play soccer March 15, 2017 Bumblebees aren’t dumb. Research has previously shown bees can use cognitive skills to figure things out and dexterity to make it happen. Scientists have… Continue Reading
World Turtle Day and two centuries later, scientists now know how the turtle got its shell May 25, 2015 We missed it but that doesn’t mean we should mark the occasion of World Turtle Day. It happens on May 23rd every year and… Continue Reading
A gaze from a dog can make you fall in love and release oxytocin April 21, 2015 When it comes to the interaction between species, few critters are as good at connecting with each other as humans and dogs. Dogs are… Continue Reading
What can you learn from ‘bou poo? April 1, 2014 Universities across Canada are right now studying caribou pellets for different reasons. There are lots of different ways to learn about an animal. One… Continue Reading
Scared of spiders? It could be in your genes December 2, 2013 Could your reaction to spiders be related to your ancestors’ fear of them? This is pretty fascinating research. Our experiences are built up over… Continue Reading
