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Do Other Animals Have Pets? Find Out More In Issue 46 Of CURIOUS – Out Now

Can you train animals to be spies? What is a fossil? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine.

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The cover of IFLScience's CURIOUS magazine as shown on an iPad. The background is light blue, with an illustration of an elephant with a mouse sitting on top of its head and next to the elephant, a fish in a fishbowl. The cover line in white says “do other animals have pets?”

This issue's cover story: Do other animals have pets?

Image credit: Yueh Chiang/Shutterstock.com; modified by IFLScience

Issue 46 (May 2026) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of Earth’s most perplexing natural phenomena and landscapes.

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Read Issue 46 of our digital magazine now by clicking below! Use the arrows or scroll to navigate, or download the PDF for easy access.

In This Issue…

OUR COVER STORY: Do Other Animals Have Pets?

Humans love a fluffy (or scaly) companion, but are we the only ones?

DEEP DIVE: Can You Train Animals To Be Spies?

We investigate whether our furry friends can master the art of espionage.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS: What Is A Fossil?

Minerals? Bits of animal? Or something else?

WHERE ON EARTH: One Can Simply Walk Into Mordor

New Zealand’s newest volcano sits in a region famous in film and natural beauty.

Exclusive: Meet author Professor Steve Brusatte and read an excerpt from his new book The Story Of Birds: An Evolutionary History of the Dinosaurs That Live Among Us.

Plus: News, diary dates, what to see, watch, and read this month, and much more.


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