Airport employs a pack of therapy dogs to help soothe nervous flyers and passengers with hidden disabilities The dogs, called the Canine Crew, will be stationed at Southampton Airport They will patrol the arrival and departure halls with their volunteer handlers The dogs are ‘fully temperament tested and highly experienced in their trade’ By Jennifer … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be out of work after Intel creates a computer chip that can ‘smell’ dangerous chemicals in drugs, explosives and other illegal substances Researchers created a circuit on a chip similar to the olfactory circuit in dogs The team then use artificial intelligence to spot different chemical ‘smells’ The algorithm identifies smells by … Read more
Ireland Baldwin has followed in the footsteps of many celebrities who have taken to social media to document every moment of their ‘social distancing’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the 24-year-old model gave her 571,000 Instagram followers a hilarious treat on Wednesday afternoon when she posted a video of her dogs wreaking havoc on her … Read more
Seven Worlds, One Planet by Jonny Keeling and Scott Alexander (BBC £25) This book accompanies the latest series from the BBC Natural History Unit, a rare example of an institutional department that has itself become a national treasure. Keeling and Alexander, who both worked on the series in senior capacities, have been everywhere and filmed everything, … Read more
Ant McPartlin and girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett get some fresh air on dog walk… after news Saturday Night Takeaway will scrap live audience over coronavirus fears By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 14:09 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 14:09 GMT, 18 March 2020 Ant McPartlin and his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett have been ensuring they get … Read more