There are approximately one billion pet dogs in the world — and they leave a bigger mark on the planet than most of us r…
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany say wild fish can follow divers who feed them — and can even distinguish people by the color of…
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A sharp rise in global temperatures in 2023 set off a relentless series of disasters worldwide, from deadly wildfires in Los Angeles to severe flooding in Valencia. Scientists rushed to…
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It’s not just humans who have a taste for alcohol. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK have turned their attention to the eating habits of wild animals…
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Researchers at Azabu University in Japan found that, in some tasks, cats outperform human infants. But that revelation is hardly surprising to cat owners. Cats may seem aloof and indifferent…
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We all hear about the importance of a good night’s sleep — but what about your pet’s? A new study from the PDSA (People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) reveals how…
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An international team of astronomers led by Dr. Maosheng Xiang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences says the population of stars older than 13 billion years is the primordial disk…
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Science & Technology
AI outperforms most people on a creativity test, but the best human ideas still win
AI is developing incredibly rapidly, already outpacing humans in strategic games, web design, and data processing. Now it’s starting to beat us on creative thinking too. AI generates creative ideas…
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Science & Technology
ChatGPT beat doctors on empathy — and gave higher-quality Reddit medical answers
A team at the University of California, San Diego compared written responses from doctors and from ChatGPT to health questions on the Reddit forum AskDocs. They wanted to see whose…
