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Stop Your Cat From Scratching Furniture With These Science-Backed Strategies
Scientists are working hard to solve one of life’s greatest problems: a house cat with a bad habit of tearing up the furniture. In a new study Wednesday, researchers have identified several key factors that appear to predict unwanted cat scratching. These include having young kids in the house, the kind of playtime they get,…
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Uh Oh, Scientists Figured Out How to Grow Terrifying Parasitic Mushrooms in the Lab
Just in time for Halloween, scientists in Korea say they’ve found a better way to grow an insect-destroying mushroom in the lab. Their work could make studying these fungi easier, which is important, since they and the chemicals they produce may actually have medicinal uses for humans, creepy as they are.