/oss/taxonomy/term/1425/all en /oss/article/controversial-science-news/encompassing-dogs <p>Because my wife and I had a wonderful dog for nearly 9 years and since I give a lecture on human waste in our Environment course at ���ϲ�����, I was most interested to see the article that is making quite a number of headlines around the world with the title “Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field”.  It appears canines align themselves for defecation and urination aligned along the North-South axis.  This directional positioning seems to be associated most strongly when the magnetic field conditions are said to be “stable”.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:12:32 +0000 David Harpp PhD 2068 at /oss