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Cancer in Dogs: Age at Diagnosis Is Related to Breed, Weight, and Sex
A study involving more than 3,000 dogs with cancer suggests that screening should be routine starting at age 7—or even as early as age 4 for certain breeds. In fact, large-breed...
Dogs can literally sense our stress
Dogs share a long history with our species, which gives them an amazing ability to interpret the signals we send them. They also possess an incredible sense of smell, which allo...
American foulbrood: Toward a Vaccine to Protect Bees
An efficacy study shows that bees born to queens vaccinated against American foulbrood are more resistant than those from hives whose queens are not vaccinated. This vaccination...
Microplastic Pollution: Serious Consequences for Animal Health… and Human Health
The seventh continent has become infamous in recent years. It consists largely of five plastic gyres scattered around the world. The consequences for marine flora and fauna are...
The lifespan of bees in the United States is 50 percent shorter than it was in the 1970s
A new factor may explain the decline in honey production and the loss of honeybee bee colonies over the past five decades. Scientists have been investigating the causes of these...
Daylight saving time leads to excess mortality among wildlife
A study published a few days after the switch to standard time highlights the negative effects of such a time shift on road safety. Maintaining daylight saving time year-round w...