Love hurts

Establishing the facts in the sex–gender debate

Fungi and insects make for an exciting season, says James Lowen

I MET MY FIRST MINOTAUR BEETLE recently. It was a male and he was making his way across my friend’s field, which she manages for wildlife. I stopped and watched him for a few minutes. He walked with p

Toby explains why natural predators and late season warmth can help provide many of this year’s beleaguered plants with a second wind of growth

With a surge of interest in ‘creature baits’ for bass lure fishing, Joe Walker explores how UK saltwater fly anglers have been tempting fish with all manner of extraordinary homemade ‘creature’ flies

In Sydney, Australia, sulfur-crested cockatoos have a reputation for raiding skips and bins and being able to figure out a way past almost any lock people might use to try and keep them out. Now, they