A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland set out to determine how 13 dog breeds performed in various cognitive tests.
New results from the FinnGen study demonstrate the undeniable benefits of Finnish health research environment for genomic research.
A large-scale biobank-based study performed in Finland has discovered several new disease genes as well as new insights on how known genetic factors affect disease.
African rhino numbers are declining at unsustainable rates in core state-run parks which is why more than half the continent's remaining rhinos are now on private land.
Life on Earth has adapted to a bright day always being followed by a darker night. Due to light pollution, the natural dark is nevertheless a diminishing natural resource.
Measurements clearly indicate that whenever UV lamps used for disinfection were switched on, both gas and small particle concentrations increased considerably.
A new AI algorithm developed by researchers at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence is aimed at visualizing datasets as clearly as possible.
Scientists applied machine vision models and were able to deduce from the context of an image if it pertained to the sale of a live animal. These methods make it possible to flag the posts which may be selling animals illegally.
Puppyhood and adolescence diet may influence the incidence of canine chronic gastrointestinal problems later in life, according to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki.
Scientists at the University of Helsinki offer new insights onto the control over reaction selectivity with visible light in plasmonic catalysis.
A research at the University of Helsinki suggests aquatic plants can be utilised as a tool to enhance the co-existence between aquatic invertebrates and their fish predators in urban ponds.
Finnish researchers have identified a possible new targeted drug for treating acute myeloid leukemia. In the future, the discovery may help patients with certain rare subtypes of the disease.
The endangered Saimaa ringed seal is an Ice Age relict living in the highly labyrinthine Lake Saimaa, Finland.
New study assesses the healthiness and pleasantness of cycling environment in Helsinki.
The war in Ukraine has brought propaganda back to centre stage after a lull of several years. But does the propaganda of today have any similarities with that used during the Second World War? And how effective is it?
The earliest evidence of horse riders has been found by an international team of archaeologists and bioanthropologists.
Researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan have discovered a self-assembled pinwheel structure that could have a variety of useful applications.
A new study investigated the impact of busy days on the care provided by delivery hospitals.
An international team of researchers has managed to read the whole genome of faba bean, and to put the new genome to immediate use, finding a key gene for seed size, an important food characteristic.
After pregnancy, the separation of the straight abdominal muscle remains permanent in some women. Surgical treatment is recommended if the separation is wide and associated with back pain, body control difficulties or hernia.