Slime: protector, lubricant and glue

Galls, which can range from the delicately beautiful to hideously unattractive bulbous growths, are among Nature’s most intriguing phenomena, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Can you protect your boat in UK waters using foul-release coatings, ultrasonic or biomimetic technology? Rob Melotti investigates

Our green guru Wendy Graham suggests some planet-friendly alternatives to this kitchen staple. TIN foil may well be a kitchen staple, but it’s not exactly the most planet-friendly one. Making it can b

Leave no trace: it’s a maxim familiar to anyone who enjoys exploring the countryside. But the kit we wear and carry in the great outdoors often does leave a trace – of ‘forever chemicals’. Or, to give

Blessed with a vastly superior taste, penny buns are the champions of champignons and the perfect accompaniment to maggots, finds John Wright

A new plan is revealed to stop colourful Cuban painted snails from going extinct.