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The quality of a pet’s health care often depends on the owner’s ability to ask specific, informed questions during veterinary appointments. Topics like diet and nutrition are filled with ...

Here’s what eczema is, what causes it and how it can be treated and managed if it affects you or someone you love.

Ishiguro found that the invertebrates displayed a remarkable sense of creativity as they harvested food, mated, and burrowed to build their homes. He came to see insects not as specimens but as ...

These fluffy insects may look soft and cuddly, but as one of the most venomous caterpillars in the country, they pack a serious punch. The puss caterpillar, which eventually ...

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