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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

I'm back, baby: a red squirrel in Killiney, Co Dublin. Photo: Michael Ryan/Luzy Desierdo

Game of cones: how the red squirrel is making a big comeback

Nature • 08 Oct

Branching out: will climate change mean the end of the line for the Blue Tit?

Is climate change making our birds extinct?

Climate Change • 29 Jul 19

"Other plants showed early seasonal change indicating an early arrival for spring, such as daffodils flowering in January"

Mild, cold mild, cold: is our spring weather confusing nature?

Nature • 29 Mar 19

"One simple explanation is the need for warmth at night during the winter: the birds need to gather together at warmer sites and roost in close proximity just to stay alive." Photo: Menno Schaefer/ Shutterstock

The science behind starlings' spectacular acrobatics

Starlings • 12 Feb 19

The Noble False Widow spider sizes up its next meal

What's for lunch? The Irish spider who ate the lizard

Brainstorm • 26 Jul 18

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