Are dogs really that jealous like what humans do with their loved ones or romantic mate? A recent study in the PLOS ONE journal conducted by the researchers at the University of California San Diego showed that dogs, like humans, exhibit jealous behaviors and other obvious acts associated to jealousy with rival dogs.

Performing the Case Study Shows a Wonderful Process with Awesome Results During actual study, the volunteer dog owners were individually given a plastic jack-o-lantern pail, a stuffed dog that barks, whine and wags, and a children’s book in musical pop-up style. The dog owners were asked to ignore the presence of their pets while treating the pail and the stuffed dog as their own precious Fido pet. They even pretended to be reading the book actively to a child while the pets watch.

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The results shows how humans would naturally respond to the scenario. They would actually make their presence known by squeezing their bodies to their owners, making them feel that they were the real precious pets that must be given attention and even sniff the stuffed dog or move closer to the pail to stress out their dominance and real value.

This proves how dogs show feelings of jealousy when faced with difficult situations with their rivals just as human’s experience. Although they cannot equal the mind and emotions of human beings, they can be said to resemble a two-year old boy or girl in most ways, so jealousy and affection play major roles here. Valuing Dogs through the Years Dogs are man’s best friends as what humans have come to realize for the past 15, 000 years.

Although dogs originate from the wolf family, there are no solid evidences that could testify where this usual friendly behavior in dogs usually came from. Some would just theorize or even think of friendly wolves or pups who have been tamed by humans in the past to show feelings of empathy, joy, sadness or even loyalty to its own owner. While there are no clear points to tell by now why dogs are so close to people, still dogs are the best pets that you can have that imitate human behavior in their own doggy way.

According to evidence recently unearthed, Tyrannosaurs may actually have hunted in packs. The evidence – which was uncovered in Canada – enforces the theory that has gained some controversy since it was first publicised. The findings include a number of parallel Tyrannosaur tracks which were all made during the same time, and were outlined in a recent paper.

Richard McCrea, who co-authored the study outlining the findings, has said that the Tyrannosaurs may have “stuck together as a pack to increase their chances of bringing down prey and individually surviving.”

Palaeontologists have long debated whether or not the Tyrannosaur species’ – for example the Tyrannosaurus Rex and its cousins – may have traveled in packs.

Last year, in 2012, the people who belongs to academic group was not convinced when Voyager 1 mission panel declared that the spacecraft has arrived at interstellar space.

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were released in space in 1977. The aim behind them was to examine the planets of our solar systems.

At present, two researchers are trying to make a special design in order to confirm this news related to Voyager 1. This experiment will verify whether the spacecraft is inside or outside the helisophere. Helisophere is a sort of bubble filled by the interplanetary medium and extending well beyond the orbit of Pluto. Scientists believe that Voyager 1 will take a year or two, not more than that, to go across the current sheet of helisophere. It will create a reversal near the magnetic field of the spacecraft which will uncover whether Voyager1 is inside the helisophere or not.

Presently, George  Gloeckler of University of Michigan is the in charge of the study outlining the details of the test. He said that scientific measurement and proof are the only things which will help them in getting into the bottom of this news.

There are some other points which provides a slight signs that spacecraft have left the helisophere. For instance, there is a solar out break which shook the elements around the probe.

Paleontologists will be able to revisit one of North America’s troves which contains fossil from the Pleistocene era, for the first time in 30 years. The Natural Trap Cave in north central Wyoming is 85 feet deep and is positioned in such a way that it is almost impossible to see unless the observer is standing right next to it. The cave borrows its name from the tens of thousands of years of animals plunging to their deaths because of not having noticed the sink hole. The fossils therein include the now extinct mammoth, short faced bears, American lions and cheetahs. The opening of the sink hole is 15 feet wide.
Now the US Bureau of Land Management has decided to open a metal grate over the opening of the cave to let scientists explore the cave. Des Moines University paleontologist Julie Meachen said she is getting ready to lead the international team in to the cave by practicing climbing.

She admitted on Wednesday that she is quite frightened since she hasn’t done any real climbing and the only way out of the hole is an eight story single rope climb all the way back-up.

Breithaupt, who visited the cave when it was open for inspection the last time says that it is in fact a dangerous hole but one that holds great scientific value. He also explained that some mammal remains could be over a 100,000 years old.

One goal of exploring the hole is to learn more about the Pleistocene period and extinction, when drastic climate changes and the emergence of humans wiped out many species. Meachen suggests that the area surrounding the cave may have looked much like it does at the moment however it was probably colder and wetter.

The scientists will camp near the cave and venture into the cave more than once a day and somehow manage to get the fossils up in boxes. Meachen says she knows that it is going to be difficult but is confident that they will be well-prepared.

Swatch has denied allegations that it is currently working with Apple in order to make a so-called ‘smart watch’ – something which has so far been called the iWatch.
According to VentureBeat, a technology website, on Wednesday, Apple have been working with “at least one partner, Swatch”, and the cite a source within one of the companies who has knowledge of the reported partnership between the two groups.

According to VentureBeat, the pair are currently working on a number or different styles for the iWatch, many of which will be released in different price ranges. The report also went on to note that Apple may indeed be working with several different partners in order to come out with the iWatch – something which may be much anticipated by die hard Apple fans.

The source for VentureBeat is also reported to have said that the styles that Apple is working on range from “geek to chic”, and that there will be a style to everybody. If the report is true, then this will be the second time that Swatch has ventured into the smart watch market. Over ten years ago, Swatch partnered with Microsoft, but it failed miserably due to poor sales.

Signs that Apple may be increasing, as reports have found that sales of the iWatch could match the sales of the iPad, and many of Apple’s competitors – namely Samsung and LG – have already released their versions over the past while.

If Apple does release it’s iWatch, be it in partnership with Swatch or some other watch manufacturer, they will more than likely take the market by storm, due to the fact that Apple has always consistently released great software and hardware, and big name brands such as Swatch have always been knowing for their great stylistic choices.

According to evidence recently unearthed, Tyrannosaurs may actually have hunted in packs. The evidence – which was uncovered in Canada – enforces the theory that has gained some controversy since it was first publicised. The findings include a number of parallel Tyrannosaur tracks which were all made during the same time, and were outlined in a recent paper.

Richard McCrea, who co-authored the study outlining the findings, has said that the Tyrannosaurs may have “stuck together as a pack to increase their chances of bringing down prey and individually surviving.”

Palaeontologists have long debated whether or not the Tyrannosaur species’ – for example the Tyrannosaurus Rex and its cousins – may have traveled in packs.

The theory is also backed by the finding of groups of bones that were found lumped together in Canada’s Dry Island Buffalo JumpProvincial Park, although this isn’t definitive proof of whether or not they travelled in packs.

A team led by McCrea – who is also a curator at the Peace Region Palaeontology Center in Canada – discovered a patch 197 feet long by 13 feet wide filled with footprints from multiple dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurs. The find also included the footprints of other small theropods.

According to McCrea, the prints were made by the dinosaurs after a river overflowed, and were then preserved by a thick layer of volcanic ash. McCrea also said that the footprints were made about 70 million years ago.

Though there were footprints of several different species, and some of them led in different directions, McCrea noted that the footprints of the Tyrannosaurs were all close to each other and led in the same direction. Due to the shallowness of the footprints, and the fact that all the footprints were all the same depth, McCrea is certain that all the prints were left at the same time.