Helen roy

An ecosystem evolves across thousands of years, a biological interaction that is both intricate and fragile. The arrival of a new species can disrupt the balance, as we have seen in Britain with grey

WHAT was your childhood ambition? When Ryan Shorter, now thirty, wrote a letter about his ambition to own his own zoo, he was just twelve years old. No-one imagined this childhood dream would one day

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Kew team unveils more than 100 species new to science, reports Ian Hodgson

At a time when it can feel as if we’re all more disconnected than ever, we meet three women helping others in their own unique and special way…

Shall I tell you how my pests and diseases fetish started?” asks Pippa Greenwood, with typical ebullience. “I was probably five years old and walked past a greengrocer that had an amazing array of ora