Is Owning a Pet Good For Your Kids' Health? Study Shows That Children With Dogs Are Less Likely to Have Food Allergies

Medicine & Technology Mar 31, 2023

Scientists have discovered that having childhood pets (even during the mother's pregnancy) can significantly reduce the children's likelihoods of developing food allergies. Read to learn more.

Monster Hamsters Accidentally Created Turning Mice Models Into Rodents That Chase, Bite, Pin Down Each Other

Jun 05, 2022

Researchers produced new hamsters seemingly behaving like monsters. Read and discover how the rodents show each other their monstrous behavior.

Unexpected Changes of Social Behaviors in Mammals Discovered with CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing

May 30, 2022

Unexpected results were observed when the social function hormones of mammals were eliminated. Read more about this new CRISPR gene editing experiment and how it contributes to the studies on human's social behaviors.

Hong Kong's Latest COVID Outbreak Originated from Hamsters’ Sneezes, Over 2,000 Rodents Culled

Feb 09, 2022

A new study presents how hamsters from a local pet shop started a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong to Kill 2,000 Hamsters After 11 Animals Got COVID-19

Jan 18, 2022

Hong Kong will have to kill 2,000 little animals after several hamsters in a pet store tested positive for COVID-19.

Is Coronavirus Airborne? Hamsters on a Plane Can Prove The Theory

Jul 09, 2020

An epidemiologist claims that hamsters can help us determine whether the coronavirus can be transmitted through particles suspended in the air. His claims come after the World Health Organisation said they are considering the possible airborne transmission of COVID-19.