When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to store "blue carbon" -- the carbon stored in coastal environments like salt marshes, mangroves and seagrasses. But other invaders, most notably animals,...
Dog intelligence 'not exceptional'
People who think dogs are exceptionally intelligent are barking up the wrong tree, new research shows.
Scientists reviewed evidence that compared the brain power of dogs with other domestic animals, other social hunters and other carnivorans (an order including animals such as dogs, wolves, bears, lions and hyenas).
The researchers, from the University of Exeter and Canterbury...
Puppy power: new-look resource empowers pet owners to buy a healthy puppy from a responsible breeder
01 October 2018
Puppy power: new-look resource empowers pet owners to buy a healthy puppy from a responsible breeder
01 October 2018
Leading veterinary employers and practice representatives team up to tackle workforce crisis
28 September 2018
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Senior figures representing large veterinary employers and independent practices across the UK have joined forces to come up with solutions to address recruitment and retention issues and other current challenges facing the workforce.
Chief...
Leading veterinary employers and practice representatives team up to tackle workforce crisis
28 September 2018
Read more
Senior figures representing large veterinary employers and independent practices across the UK have joined forces to come up with solutions to address recruitment and retention issues and other current challenges facing the workforce.
Chief...