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Study Shows Dogs Get Teary-eyed When they Reunite with Owners

Dog owners know the pure joy of returning home from a long trip to be greeted by their tail-wagging, uncontrollably jumping, face-licking companion. But those ecstatic canines might be shedding more than just fur on your clothes -- they might also be tearing-up, according to a new study published Monday…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

Dogs cry 'happy tears' when they are reunited with their human families - research shows

A fascinating study proves your dog really does miss you.

Chronicle Live · Aug 23, 2022

Study shows dogs get teary-eyed when they reunite with owners

A team of Japanese researchers have published a study showing that dogs release more tears when they are reunited with their owners versus other people.

Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2022

Should we bring back the thylacine? We asked 5 experts

In a newly announced partnership with Texas biotech company Colossal Biosciences, Australian researchers are hoping their dream to bring back the extinct thylacine is a “giant leap” closer to fruition.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022

Which microbes live in your gut? A microbiologist tries at-home test kits to see what they reveal about the microbiome

When you hear about the gut microbiome, does it ever make you wonder what tiny creatures are teeming inside your own body? As a microbiologist who studies the microbiomes of plants, animals and people, I’ve watched public interest in gut microbes grow alongside research on their possible dramatic influence on…

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022

'Life hates surprises': can an ambitious theory unify biology, neuroscience and psychology?

In the early 1990s, British neuroscientist Karl Friston was poring over brain scans. The scans produced terabytes of digital output, and Friston had to find new techniques to sort and classify the massive flows of data.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2022

The toll of extending fertility

We're getting periods earlier and reaching menopause later. What's that doing to our bodies?

Salon · Aug 13, 2022

Humans gave up screaming in favor of speaking, researchers find

A study looks at how human loss of vocal membranes, which are present in primates, simplified the larynx and led to the capability of more sophisticated speech.

Inverse · Aug 12, 2022

Scientists Create Mouse-Rat Chimera By Growing Rat Sperm Cells In Sterile Mice

The authors created the mouse-rat chimeras by injecting rat PSCs into mouse embryos.

Zenger · Aug 12, 2022

First synthetic embryos: the scientific breakthrough raises serious ethical questions

Children, even some who are too young for school, know you can’t make a baby without sperm and an egg. But a team of researchers in Israel have called into question the basics of what we teach children about the birds and the bees, and created a mouse embryo using…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022