The pompeii worm

A detail from “Dynamism of a Soccer Player” ...

For a couple of years, Inky the octopus was a popular attraction at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier. Then, one morning in 2016, his tank was empty. Inky had made a daring break for free

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

In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an average night, th

How dead plants and animals decay, and how living organisms rely on this natural process to survive

Geoff Hodge looks at putting worms and bacteria to work to produce quality composts and liquid feeds