Dead man’s fingers

With poisonous fungi hitting the headlines in recent weeks, John Wright introduces Britain’s most deadly species and advises on how best to avoid eating them in the first place

Stefan Buczacki Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, ...

Decoding mortality, one scrub at a time

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

Jill Young, Stroud, Gloucestershire Professor Buczacki is ...

POND DIPPING IN SOUTH AMERICA IS surprising, mainly because it isn’t that different from pond dipping in a British ditch. There are familiar faces in the water: beetles, pond skaters, water boatmen, d