On the edge

“I know she’s there,” says Dennis. We’re standing on a grassy ridge above a tree-lined watercourse, squinting through binoculars at a tangle of sticks in the canopy of a tall Podocarpus. “Last time, I

During late August 2025, the Hunterian Museum of Zoology in Glasgow hosted Snake Summer, an event covering snakes in science, folklore and fantasy organised by Dr Will Tattersdill of the University of

Wim van den Heever, South Africa Winner: Urban Wildlife Winner: Grand Title, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 With sea fog rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean, Wim chose this spot at Kolmanskop,

John Miles rounds up some recent releases…

Before I realise what’s happening, the lid is off – and James Maclaine is pulling out a fistful of deep-sea anglerfish. I hadn’t been expecting him to plonk his bare hand inside the jar. I peer more c

it is ancient wisdom that a leopard cannot change its spots. But after a stunning encounter in the heart of one of Africa’s last great wild places, I no longer believe this to be true. Under the starl