Cats
October 12, 2024

Researchers Use Tiny Crochet Hats to Investigate Chronic Pain in Cats

At first glance, these cats in adorable crochet hats might seem silly, but they’re actually wearing them in the name of science. Researchers at the University of Montreal wanted to study how cats experience chronic pain by using electroencephalography (EEG) to measure their brain activity. However, the challenge came when trying to keep the electrodes in place on the heads of the 11 cats involved.

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Environment
October 11, 2024

Scientists Have Found a Way To Thicken Arctic Sea Ice

During an era of unprecedented climate disaster, good news about our changing environment is harder to come by. 2023 marked the 36th year in a row that glaciers lost rather than gained ice, according to the World Glacier Monitoring Service. Record temperatures last year resulted in Greenland’s third highest melt season and a 4% volume loss in Switzerland’s glaciers.

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Art
October 10, 2024

Artworks Shaped as Beer Cans Are Mistaken for Trash and Thrown Away by Museum Staff Member

Many artists have long found inspiration in contemporary, mundane objects. Much like Marcel Duchamp‘s upside-down urinal titled Fountain or Andy Warhol‘s Campbell's Soup Cans paintings, the boundaries between art and item continue to be explored by artists. One of the latest to do so is Alexandre Lavet, whose realistic “beer cans” have been exhibited since 2016.

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Creative Products
October 10, 2024

Elegant Table Lamp Inspired by Traditional Sailor’s Knot

There’s no doubt that the Brutalist and Bauhaus movements have inspired countless designers since the 20th century. Their guiding principles of geometry, minimalism, and simplicity have resulted in some of the world’s most exciting innovations, ranging from buildings and monuments to furniture and household objects. The Ahoy table lamp is one such innovation, and combines all of these elements with a clever nautical twist.

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