From hair to eternity

It was soft, rubbery and lubricious, a humongous earthworm to the untrained eye. I was pretty happy with my find until the joy of the moment was momentarily ruined when the ‘worm’ turned. It opened it

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

On being told that they had been bitten by a venomous snake, most eight-year-olds would panic. Not Nicholas Jubber; he was not terrified but disappointed by a diagnosis that contradicted his own. Nich

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From Shakespeare to treasured stalking trophies and scientific study, antlers in all their aspects never fail to impress and inspire, says Charles Harris

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.