Female of the species woodlouse

My girl’s love of bumblebees helped her through a hard time

In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an average night, th

She grew up believing in divine creation, but a radical rethink led Ella Al-Shamahi to evolutionary biology. Now, the presenter of the BBC science series Human shares her story

How dead plants and animals decay, and how living organisms rely on this natural process to survive

For a couple of years, Inky the octopus was a popular attraction at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier. Then, one morning in 2016, his tank was empty. Inky had made a daring break for free

Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen