Dogs love their toys, but can they love them too much? According to a new study, yes – our canine companions’ playful spirits can sometimes take a turn towards addiction. Recently published in Nature

Can communal beliefs be reconciled with empirical facts?

Unfairly maligned as a sneaky troublemaker, the quicksilver ferret is a characterful, curious and highly intelligent creature–with fascinating regal and cultural trappings to boot, writes Octavia Pollock

Research has looked into owners’ conflicting views about their horses’ welfare and lives

Amazing answers to your curious questions

Might our universe – as vast as it is – be simply one of many? We look at the growing evidence that there’s more than one cosmos out there