Scientists believe they’ve solved the mystery of why dogs shake off water — thanks to mice. (Credit: Jon Coyle/Shutterstock) Researchers also mapped out the neural pathway that carries this ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

When hairy mammals feel something on their back, they’ll pull out the “wet dog shakes”. If you’ve ever been within the splash zone of a dog just getting out of the pool, you’ll likely have been on the ...

Scientists have finally figured out why dogs do this shake. According to new research, the "wet dog shake" is the fault of a ...

It’s a moment most house-proud dog owners dread. But now Harvard scientists may have discovered the real reason animals shake ...

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Kai Cenat has reclaimed his spot as the most subscribed Twitch streamer on the platform, overtaking Ironmouse to cement his ...

When the most beautiful cat in the world died, I swore I'd never have another. He was a blue Persian with orange eyes, full ...

Columnist Gene Lyons pays tribute to his late white-faced orange tabby Albert, "the greatest cat that ever lived." ...

Now it’s been my considered opinion that if we were smaller, or pet cats were larger, they would play with us for a while, then bite off our heads like we were mice and devour us. But dogs, nope ...

Dogs, cats, and other household pets are wonderful (and surprisingly costly) companions. On average, owners spend between ...

Imagine a race where the competitors are not human athletes but futuristic entities: AI-powered robots, enhanced humans with ...