A comet in the hyades

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in December

How a Castilian knight fought Christians and Muslims alike to become a national icon

Amazing answers to your curious questions

In the works of Plato, a Greek philosopher who lived around 2,400 years ago, the island of Atlantis was said to have been drowned in the Atlantic Ocean after the hubris of its people angered the Gods.

Shaka the african savannah elephant is standing in the middle of an expansive field, staring intently at us. His ears are forward, his face is alert and he doesn’t appear stressed or, can we say, unha