Tales of Science

"Do lab rats dream of testing chambers?" – written by Max Baldy
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© Taylor Rystrom

Some facts about animal dreaming

People have speculated about animal dreaming for a long time. The scientific and philosophic community however, has been hesitant to ascribe internal states to non-human animals in the past, perhaps out of fear of anthropomorphisation. Indeed, some people argue that dreaming is an entirely human affair. But again, many things once thought to be exclusively human characteristics turned out to be not that exclusive after all.

"Can domestication be regarded as a form of evolution?" – written by Melanie Gleske
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© Taylor Rystrom

Wild cavies versus guinea pigs

Whether it is your cat, dog or the grazing cows you see driving by a field – most animals with which we have something to do on a daily basis are domesticated.

"Cry me a werewolf" – by Angelica Coculla
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© Angelica Coculla

The molecular synchronization of werewolf transformation to the circalunar cycles

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
The werewolf will morph
under the full moon
And someone will be doomed.