Cross roads

I t’s the summer solstice, and the mountains ...

PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK/VIKTORISHY 1 W e can dim the ...

Fragrant and frothy, elder blossom is a highlight of May and June. The flat-topped flowerheads turn together to track the sun each day and attract a host of invertebrates, especially hoverflies and ti

Mass extinctions and evolutionary leaps, from bacteria to Homo sapiens

Well, not quite – but it’s true that about 80 per cent of our ocean floor remains unexplored and uncharted. Discovering what our ocean depths look like and what life might be found there is just as ch

The stag beetle’s intimidating appearance belies its vulnerability, says Claire Saul, as she discovers what we can do to help them survive