For the first time, the prevalence of dermatophytosis has been characterized in wild hedgehog populations in France. The result: 25% of these animals are infected with this fung...
03/08/2021Research & Diagnostics
Life on Earth depends on water, which is not available in sufficient quantities everywhere. In the world’s arid regions, animals gather around scarce water sources to survive. H...
03/05/2021It’s been proven: you can communicate with a cat… by smiling at it. But not like a human—by showing your teeth—but in the way cats do, by squinting and slowly blinking. If cats...
03/01/2021Does your cat rub against and wriggle around when it sees catnip or silver vine? It’s not the only one. Intrigued, scientists sought to understand the biological significance of...
02/26/2021Dogs have a much more developed sense of smell than humans. Their olfactory abilities even allow them to detect imperceptible changes that are early signs of disease. Dogs train...
02/25/2021Humans have always drawn inspiration from nature and living things. Just look at bird-shaped airplanes, needles modeled after insect stingers, or flippers modeled after fish fin...
02/17/2021