Hippos can run so fast they ‘fly’

AUGUST has thrown up a number of stories ...

How far can you run? One kilometre? Five? 10 perhaps? Maybe you’re fit enough to run a half-marathon without too much fuss. Possibly even a full one. Whatever your record for distance might be, it’s n

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FOSSIL EVIDENCE TELLS US THAT insects have put wings to good use in their domination of the planet for the past 325 million years. However, some of these insects have given up their various motile fla

As I type this, we’re enduring that rare thing in the UK: a heatwave. It can make life uncomfortable by day and unbearable at night. It also makes you acutely aware of how you sleep and begs the quest

Rare and elusive, African wild dogs have incredible hunting abilities and display group dynamics we could learn a lot from THE LION TRACKS ARE FRESH. Though I’m only an amateur, even I know this becau