The AnswerBank Articles

A pet a day keeps the doctor away

by Lisa Cardy DOGS really are mans' best friend, along with cats and reptiles. Staff in hospitals, day-care centres and special schools are harnessing the therapeutic power of animals for treating00:00 Mon 05th Feb 2001

The natural world explained by you

by Lisa Cardy THE natural world certainly has some puzzling features and this is clear from some recent questions posed by you. We all have them but we don't all need them Maybe their ubiquity00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Darwin's 'Eden' under threat

By Lisa Cardy The Galapagos Islands are regarded by scientists as one of the most precious habitats on Earth. Nearly all of its reptiles and half of its insects and birds cannot be found anywhere00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Rare bears ripped apart for sport

by Lisa Cardy THERE are only 300 Asiatic bears left in the wild and they are being torn to pieces by dogs for spectator 'sport' in rural areas of Pakistan. The country made bear baiting illegal two00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Discovery of new planets baffles scientists

by Lisa Cardy PLANETARY science has been rocked by the discovery of something that shouldn't exist. A gargantuan 'planet' has frightened experts who thought that they had Mother Nature all worked00:00 Mon 22nd Jan 2001

Rats tales

By Christina Okoli WANTED TO RENT A cosy corner of your home throughout the winter months for a rapidly-growing family of vermin. SCRAPS of fast food, litter, floods, mild weather and decaying00:00 Tue 16th Jan 2001

Bush fires up Arctic oil debate

by Lisa Cardy PRESIDENT Clinton has used his final hours at the WhiteHouse to limit oil exporation in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The untouched environment providing a haven00:00 Wed 10th Jan 2001

More than just quacks in the animal kingdom

by Lisa Cardy THE art of healing isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees and orang-utans use plants for medication and could teach us a thing or two about medicine, according to experts. Professor00:00 Wed 10th Jan 2001

Losing sight of the night

By Lisa Cardy LIGHT is the latest environmental pest. Billions of watts of wasted light from street signs, security lights, and street lights are polluting the night sky and blocking our view of00:00 Wed 10th Jan 2001

Asia s elephants clinging to survival

by Lisa Cardy ELEPHANT populations in Asia are under threat and the dangerously low numbers could fall further, according to a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Humans invading00:00 Wed 10th Jan 2001

Capitalism is a dog s best friend

'Market forces' - the Thatcherite credo that has dominated modern business life - has come to the rescue of tens of thousands of dogs in TaiwanThe government of Taiwan has moved to end the eating00:00 Wed 03rd Jan 2001

Will MPs fudge the fox-hunting fury

THOUSANDS of hunt followers ignored freezing weather over the Christmas holidays to show of support for fox-hunting. Hunt supporters claimed that more than 325,000 people turned out at 300 meets.00:00 Sun 31st Dec 2000

Doctor ape

Humans were not the first doctors The art of healing isn't uniquely human. Chimpanzees and orang-utans use plants for medication and they could teach us a thing or two. Experts observing apes in00:00 Fri 05th Jan 2001

Waddling is better than walking

It may not go down well on the catwalks of Paris and Milan, but scientists say waddling can be better than walking. PhotoDisc.co.uk Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, US,00:00 Fri 05th Jan 2001

Pets on stage: who gets the rewards

By Lisa Cardy ARE THE roles of pets and their owners reversing Traditionally, it has been the owners that reward the animals, but with the growing demand for animal actors the reverse is occuring.00:00 Fri 22nd Dec 2000

British birds take a swoop

By Lisa Cardy SOME OF Britain's best loved birds are dwindling in numbers, government statistics reveal. The kestrel, skylark and grey partridge are among those breeds in decline. Even the common00:00 Thu 21st Dec 2000

Seals sacrificed for cod

By Lisa Cardy THE LIVES of thousands of British seals could be at risk if a fishermen's demands for widespread seal culling are met. David Shiel, chairman of the Anglo-Scottish Fishermen's00:00 Thu 21st Dec 2000