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Keeping an eye out for that virus... Photo: Getty Images

Can you catch Covid-19 from pets, livestock or wildlife?

Brainstorm • 31 Aug

Could our domestic cat population be somehow involved in this pandemic? Photo: Viacheslav Rubel/ Shutterstock

Does my cat have coronavirus?

Coronavirus • 10 Aug

It's my garden now, bud. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images

Why the fox has moved into our cities

animals • 21 May

The axoloti is a master regenerator who can rapidly grow a new fully-functional limb, complete with bones, muscle, nerves and skin

What animals can teach humans about regrowing body parts

Nature • 03 Mar

Many large animals, such as Bowhead whales, have multiple copies of protective genes to beat the DNA errors which can cause cancer and tumours. Photo: Getty Images

Why do some animals live longer than others?

animals • 03 Feb

"Plucked from the streets of Moscow in 1957 as a 3-year-old, Laika became the first animal to orbit the earth". Photo: Getty Images

A short history of sending animals into space

animals • 13 Nov 19

Purrrr

The science of stroking a cat

Cats • 09 Sep 19

You called about that ulcer? Photo: Fdzoru/Shutterstock

Five animals that could help us beat human diseases

Health • 30 Jul 19

"Many owners don't really understand what happens to a dog's body in overheating and heatstroke" Photo: Shutterstock

'It takes just six minutes for a dog to die in a hot car'

Heatwave • 28 Jun 19

A cockatoo shows off 14 'self-taught' dance moves

Everybody dance: can animals feel the beat?

animals • 10 Jul 19

Of course we have feelings!

Do dogs have feelings?

Dogs • 23 Jun

A zebrafish shows off its go-faster stripes. Photo:Ian Grainger/Shutterstock

How animals got their spots and stripes

Nature • 02 Nov 17

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