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Carrie Arnold

How heavy metals give spiders and other tiny animals their powerful bite

13 September 2021. By Carrie Arnold

Trout can become ‘addicted’ to meth. Here's why that’s so scary.

9 July 2021. By Carrie Arnold

Mind-controlling parasite makes hyena cubs more reckless around lions

2 July 2021. By Carrie Arnold

Two new species of cat-size flying squirrel discovered in the Himalaya

10 June 2021. By Carrie Arnold

A year into the pandemic, Nat Geo photographers turn their lenses on pets

2 March 2021. By Carrie Arnold

Why lockdowns have left kidney patients ‘totally and completely terrified’

2 November 2020. By Carrie Arnold

Tainted sanitisers and bootleg booze are poisoning people

19 August 2020. By Carrie Arnold

Why antibodies may not be the key to beating coronavirus

10 August 2020. By Carrie Arnold

How scientists know COVID-19 is way deadlier than the flu

3 July 2020. By Carrie Arnold

Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a COVID-19 vaccine—but the ecosystem may suffer.

2 July 2020. By Carrie Arnold

Dogs can be 'early-warning systems' for toxic chemical exposure at home

11 June 2020. By Carrie Arnold

Why do orca grandmothers live so long? It's for their grandkids.

12 December 2019. By Carrie Arnold

Can you read feline expressions? You may be a cat whisperer...

7 December 2019. By Carrie Arnold

New 'smart' skin changes colour using a trick learned from chameleons

11 September 2019. By Carrie Arnold

Chameleon

‘Puppy dog eyes’ evolved so dogs could communicate with their human companions

18 June 2019. By Carrie Arnold

If you’re chronically stressed, your dog could be too

7 June 2019. By Carrie Arnold

Shipwrecks may help tropical fish adapt to climate change

10 May 2019. By Carrie Arnold

Cats know their names—why it's harder for them than dogs

5 April 2019. By Carrie Arnold

14 jaw-dropping pictures of whales

17 March 2019. By Carrie Arnold

New 'astonishing' tarantula has strange horn on its back

18 February 2019. By Carrie Arnold