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AI-Powered Tech Enables Continuous Lab Animal Monitoring

Scientists are using AI-powered, 24/7 home-cage monitoring to accelerate discovery, enhance reproducibility, and improve animal well-being.

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Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?

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Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression

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Promoting Parenting Practices

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

The Brain's Barrier Controls Ant Behavior

Holly Barker, PhD | | 2 min read

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Addressing the Problematic Past of Animal Behavior Research

Holly Root-Gutteridge, PhDandAnna Korzeniowska | | 4 min read

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Toxoplasma-Infected Wolves More Likely to Lead Packs, Study Finds

Katherine Irving | | 3 min read

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Book Excerpt from Pests

Bethany Brookshire | | 5 min read

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Opinion: Are Cats Friends or Fiends?

Bethany Brookshire | | 4 min read

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Turtle Vocalizations Reframe Origins of Auditory Communication

Amanda Heidt | | 4 min read

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Book Excerpt from The Creative Lives of Animals

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Opinion: Biodiversity Loss Worsened by Extinguishing Animal Innovators

Carol Gigliotti | | 4 min read

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Avian Deception More Widespread Than Previously Thought

Andy Carstens | | 5 min read

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Constipation’s Effect on Scorpion Sex Garners Biology Ig Nobel

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 3 min read

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Science Snapshot: Fine Feathered Foes

Lisa Winter | | 1 min read

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Monkeys Look for Patterns that Aren’t There—Just Like Humans Do

Dan Robitzski | | 4 min read

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Science Snapshot: One Insect’s Corpse Is Another’s Breakfast

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Book Excerpt from When Animals Dream

David M. Peña-Guzmán | | 3 min read

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Dogs Cry Tears of Joy: Study

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Opinion: Animal Dreaming Should Give Us Ethical Pause

David M. Peña-Guzmán | | 6 min read

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Inside the Brains of Aging Dogs

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The Sex Appeal of Symmetric Songs

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Dolphins May Remember Personal Experiences

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ALS Disturbs Sleep Prior to Symptom Onset

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential novel diagnostic and treatment approach.

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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Artificial intelligence and phylogenetics helped scientists revise the evolutionary timeline of bacteria.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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Thermo Scientific™ Centrifuges with GreenCool Technology

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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