Cat Hormones and Owner Moods Appear to Move Together: Study

19 October 2026 at 18:53

Higher cat oxytocin linked to lower owner cortisol and negative mood. Image credit: Takagi et al., doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117934.

The ‘love hormone’ oxytocin may rise and fall in tandem in cats and the people who live with them, according to a new study published in the journal iScience.

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Un tombeau de 4 350 ans vient d’être découvert en Égypte : son occupant était le « gardien des secrets » du roi

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By: Cécile Breton · Journaliste

7 September 2026 at 19:07

À Saqqarah, immense nécropole située au sud du Caire, les découvertes archéologiques continuent de révéler les rouages du pouvoir dans l’Égypte des pharaons. Une nouvelle tombe richement aménagée vient d’y être mise au jour. Son propriétaire occupait une fonction au titre particulièrement...

40,000-Year-Old Bird Figurines Found in German Cave

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By: Enrico de Lazaro

29 July 2026 at 20:30

Two bird figurines found at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany. Image credit: Ralf Ehmann / University of Tübingen / Museum of Prehistory and Ice Age Art.

Archaeologists in southwestern Germany have unearthed two miniature bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory, among the smallest and most delicate examples of Ice Age art ever found.

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