Vets use acupuncture to treat health problems in animals large and small, particularly to manage pain and reduce inflammation. A veterinary scientist explains some of its uses.

Their carcasses and faeces are also important to the ocean.

Therapy dogs aren’t for everyone.

Metformin, a widely used and affordable diabetes drug, could prevent a form of acute myeloid leukaemia in people at high risk of the disease, a study in mice

Goats have outperformed sheep and alpacas in a series of cognitive tests, suggesting they’re the sharpest minds in the barnyard.

The story of a miniature dachshund surviving in the wild shows we may not know our pets as well as we might like to think.

The fascinating fight for survival among Antarctica’s tiniest animals.

Pharmaceutical pollution can significantly affect wild animal behaviour, including speeding up salmon migration.

It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to experience the world more through scent than sight.