The Daily Populous

It turns out that dogs rely on humans more than they do their own kind for affection, protection and everything in between.

The scientists found that dog owners' aroma actually sparked activation in the "reward center" of their brains, called the caudate nucleus.

Of all the wafting smells to take in, dogs actually prioritized the hint of humans over anything or anyone else. »

This well-known cognitive phenomenon termed the “sunk cost fallacy” has long been considered a problem unique to humans.

New research has discovered that humans are not the only species that share these economically irrational flaws.

New research from the University of Minnesota published in the journal Science discovered that mice, rats, and humans all commit the sunk cost fallacy. »

Grand jury turned in an indictment charging the 12 Russian military officers with conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

They are charged with infiltrating computers including state boards of election, secretaries of state, and companies that provide software to monitor elections.

The current indictment did not allege that any Americans committed crimes related to the Russian hacking, Rosenstein announced. »

That exchange matches one posted online by longtime Trump friend Roger Stone, who did not respond to requests for comment by CNBC.

Trump, who was meeting with Queen Elizabeth II in England during Rosenstein's news conference announcing the new charges, has repeatedly called Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the election a "witch hunt.".

Rosenstein said that the defendants charged in the indictment worked for two units of Russia's main intelligence arm, the GRU. »