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Kitten

A kitten is a juvenile domesticated cat.

The young of big cats are called cubs rather than kittens. Either term may be used for the young of smaller wild felids such as ocelots, caracals, and lynx, but "kitten" is usually more common for these species.

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Few replicas as first cloned cat nears 10

Nearly 10 years after scientists cloned the first cat, predictions of a vast commercial market for the "resurrection" of beloved pets through cloning have fallen flat.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Lure kittens to play online with (computer) mice

(AP) -- A company that has developed technology for controlling remote robotic arms over the Internet has adapted the system so that people around the world can play remotely with kittens.

Technology / Other

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study reduces euthanasia rates of cats

Unwanted cats and kittens who have to be “put down” are the subject of a new study at The University of Queensland's Centre for Companion Animal Health.

Biology / Other

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Litter of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists

(AP) -- The discovery of 10 lynx kittens this spring marks the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, heartening biologists overseeing restoration of the mountain feline.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Men more likely to have an accurate memory of unpleasant experiences

A woman's memory of an experience is less likely to be accurate than a man's if it was unpleasant and emotionally provocative, according to research undertaken by University of Montreal researchers at Louis-H Lafontaine Hospital. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vets take action to save Poland's lynx

Growling furiously, Benek the lynx cub looks up with baleful eyes as a veterinarian squats by his cage and takes aim with a tranquiliser gun.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study confirms many of us go online for no reason

(AP) -- For anyone who needed official word, a new study confirms that many of us - and the majority of young adults - go online for no good reason at all.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Monkeys also reason through analogy

Recognizing relations between relations is what analogy is all about. What lies behind this ability? Is it uniquely human? A study carried out by Joël Fagot of the Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive (France) and Roger ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Glowing cats help in fight against AIDS, other diseases

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a genome-based immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The goal is to create cats with intrinsic immunity ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Scientists probe connection between sight and touch in the brain

Shakespeare famously referred to "the mind's eye," but scientists at USC now have also identified a "mind's touch."

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Web video faces big obstacles in vaulting to 3-D

Net Element wants to be ready for the day when 3-D videos on the Web are as common as cute kittens on YouTube.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Astronauts woken up by second computer failure

(AP) -- After getting a little free time Thursday, the last space shuttle crew was woken up to deal with a second computer failure on Atlantis.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Astronauts getting time off in space, finally

(AP) -- After a hectic week in orbit, the astronauts on NASA's last space shuttle flight got some time off Thursday to savor their historic experience.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

We'll miss you, you adorable Martian rovers

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA made its final attempt to uplink a command to the Spirit rover May 25. That afternoon, a group of us who work with the rovers at Cornell gathered at a bar to mourn. We drank sangria outside, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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