Researchers discovered subtle changes in the mental processes of women in the year after their final menstrual period, a phase called early post-menopause.
With all the bad press that pigs have been getting of late, owing to the swine flu scourge, it’s good to see that an academic journal, Animal Behaviour, has given our porcine friends a PR boost in the form of a study that shows pigs know how to identify themselves, and explore their surroundings, using mirrors.