Is the mountain chicken really a chicken?

The best of the season to inspire and admire

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

From Regency medicine men to the technicolour world of The Beatles, the history of psychedelic mushrooms is richer than we might expect, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Fee-fi-fo-fum! it may not make a great deal of grammatical sense, but this phrase is certain to conjure up mental images of magic beans, rampant beanstalks and one very angry giant. Colossal-sized hum

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

Found across heathland, moorland, woodland and grassland, the common lizard can be seen basking in sunny spots