Marsupials & monotremes

A fossilised jawbone found by a University of Portsmouth student is from a newly identified species of prehistoric mammal. Undergraduate Benjamin Weston, 22, unearthed the fossil during a field trip t

A rummage in the freezer saved my little boy’s life

In short, yes: the Victorians did indeed think eating mummified remains pilfered from ancient Egyptian tombs was a good idea, although they did not come up with the idea themselves. The morbid practic

As I type this, we’re enduring that rare thing in the UK: a heatwave. It can make life uncomfortable by day and unbearable at night. It also makes you acutely aware of how you sleep and begs the quest

Jenny Ackland criss-crosses the world to take a look at the clever ways that humans and animals can live together.

Whether you’ve got little ones or you’re in the granny gang, these parenting types may sound familiar…