boredom
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Space & Cosmos
From boredom to burst: giant black holes awaken
The artist’s impression of the accretion disc around the giant black hole Ansky and the interaction with small celestial bodies. Credit: European Space Agency We know that ultra-alpine black holes (millions of our sun) lurk in the heart of most galaxies, but their nature makes them difficult to find and study. In contrast to the common ideas of black holes,…
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Biology
Simple enrichment reduces boredom and improves the welfare of farmed dairy cows.
In a new study from JDS Communications, researchers demonstrated that adding new sailing buoys to their pens significantly reduced boredom-related behavior in two dairy cows. Credit: Alison L. Russell Understanding dairy cow behavior has been a hot topic in dairy science research in recent decades. In a special issue of JDS Communications devoted to dairy cow behavior, new research highlights…
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