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All across Australia, there is a huge demand for pets as people spend more time indoors.

As we increase our use of streaming music services, could music become even more valuable than gold?

Could parents learn something about teaching kids at home from an 18th-century French schoolmaster?

Sleeper trains may be on their way back with so many people avoiding airports.

As the pandemic made life much, much quieter, seismic scientists found it easier to hear earthquakes.

Robot dolphins might be an alternative to live animals for aquariums in China.

Andy Hewson picked up a copy of The Hobbit for 50p, but later found out it was worth much more than that.

Alison Rourke reflects on how her new love of ocean swimming has helped her in these difficult times.

Scientists are counting the number of worlds that might be able to communicate with others.

Facemasks prevent the spread of infection. However, they also cause problems for deaf people who need visual clues to communicate.