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Why emotional support animals may be a waste of time

Health

Why emotional support animals may be a waste of time

We are increasingly seeking therapy in the companionship of ducks, dolphins and dogs. Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw says we are barking up the wrong tree

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Technology

An emotional support sock is the perfect travel companion

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pygmy sloth

Life

The pint-sized pygmy sloth found only on one island in the world

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Climate change threatens iconic wildlife like the Sundarbans tigers

Life

We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change

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A deadly predator could save the UK’s threatened red squirrels

Earth

A deadly predator could save the UK’s threatened red squirrels

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A dog wearing an electric shock collar

Life

Shock collars are a bad way to train dogs so let's ban them

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French wolf protest

Life

France wants to have 500 wolves roaming its countryside

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Humans

The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

Features

Bunnies draped in fake polar bear fur are both cosy and stealthy

Physics

Bunnies draped in fake polar bear fur are both cosy and stealthy

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How a bat’s hairy tongue lets it suck up nectar like a sponge

Physics

How a bat’s hairy tongue lets it suck up nectar like a sponge

If you're a greedy bat, it helps to have a hairy tongue. The hairs will ensure that you can slurp as much nectar as possible from flowers into your mouth

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Life

Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Earth

Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

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Humans

It's time to label all meat as stunned or unstunned at slaughter

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Life

Old 51¶¯Âþ: Separating the sheep from the sheep

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