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...favorable trade winds, that's where Carl and Russell land. Instantly they find the bird - a gorgeous, jollier version of Chuck Jones' cartoon Road Runner - that eluded Muntz for decades. He's dubbed Kevin by Russell, who has a knack for attracting exotic creatures, including a pack of electronic dogs. (Peterson lends his sharp vocal skills to the lead dog, Alpha, and the goofily endearing, polylingual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up, Up and Away: Another New High for Pixar | 5/28/2009 | See Source »

...over time, some fluctuating up and down, some remaining relatively steady, some actually growing smaller. Most of the larger members of the feliform suborder - which includes large cats as well as hyenas and mongooses - pretty much stuck with the brain size they had from the start. The extinct bear-dog - a family of animals that died out 9 million years ago and were, as their name suggests, related to both bears and dogs - actually became more pea-brained over time. Common dogs, like humans, have enjoyed a comparatively recent expansion of cranial capacity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Animals: Not Necessarily Brainier | 5/28/2009 | See Source »

...Overnight, navigation devices became 10 times more accurate and swiftly became standard equipment in a slew of industries, from commercial fishing to freight-hauling. Consumers have also rushed in as the size and price of GPS receivers have dropped; they're growing increasingly common in phones, wristwatches and even dog collars. Adventure seekers use GPS for a game called geocaching, a kind of satellite-based treasure hunt that currently boasts more than 800,000 active "caches" waiting to be found around the world. One market-research firm estimates the worldwide GPS market will total $75 billion by 2013. Scientists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GPS | 5/26/2009 | See Source »

WORLD'S OLDEST DOG can legally drink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 5/25/2009 | See Source »

...BIDEN says his dog is smarter than Obama's. You can have this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 5/25/2009 | See Source »

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