Dogs' Personalities Aren't Determined by Their Breed

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April 29, 2022

Genetics Dogs' Personalities Aren't Determined by Their Breed A new genetic study shows generalizing breeds as affectionate or aggressive doesn't hold up By Jack Tamisiea

Oceans Scientists Warn of Looming Mass Ocean Extinction If greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, temperature spikes could bring the first such mass extinction in 250 million years By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Arts Grayscale Lives in a Future Pandemic, Surveilling Memory, Saving Coral Reefs, and More Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American By Amy Brady

Psychology The Dark Side of Collaboration People working together often scheme to put profits ahead of telling the truth. New research points to ways to stop this behavior By Margarita Leib

Pollution Toxic Algae Plagued Ancient Maya Civilization Toxic algae blooms found could have helped destabilize society By Rebecca Dzombak

Artificial Intelligence AI Sommelier Generates Wine Reviews without Ever Opening a Bottle A new algorithm writes wine and beer reviews that sound like they were penned by human critics. Is that a good thing? By Joanna Thompson

Neuroscience Mapping the Brain to Understand the Mind New technology is enabling neuroscientists to make increasingly detailed wiring diagrams that could yield new insights into brain function By Monique Brouillette,Knowable Magazine

Computing It's Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media Social media companies need to give their data to independent researchers to better understand how to keep users safe By Renée DiResta,Laura Edelson,Brendan Nyhan,Ethan Zuckerman

Vaccines Here's Who Should Get a Second COVID Booster An individual's health risks, treatment access and local case levels come into play for those who are eligible By Esther Landhuis

Conservation Millions of Trees Were Removed in 2021, Hurting Climate Goals The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Domestication Made Dogs' Facial Anatomy More Fetching to Humans Wolves lack the muscles that allow dogs to raise their eyebrows and make puppy dog eyes By Jim Daley | June 2019

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