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In an insect-rich summer common blue THE ‘insectageddon’ ...

Would her daughter’s enthusiasm for insects revive Elaine’s creativity? ELAINE stared at the muddy footprints leading across her freshly mopped kitchen floor. She didn’t need to be a detective to work

A warm early autumn is great for invertebrates, says James Lowen

Scientists estimate that insects make up 90% of all animal species.

Sketching giant animals is all about scale. Being close to these two giants during a museum visit, I chose a sight-sized approach for both the blue whale and the moa (opposite). Careful planning at th

The white-tailed eagle, the UK’s largest bird of prey, was brought back from extinction – and it all started with an ambitious project on a mountainous Scottish island, half a century ago...