Primal scream

Ghostly white forms drifted like white handkerchiefs on the brisk night breeze, dipping, rising, flapping, turning and tumbling over an inky black ocean. My small sailing boat rocked gently on the wav

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

It’s a part of Iceland that’s off the tourist trail, but it’s brilliant for birding, writes Vanessa Wright

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

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It might not look promising, but the bush has some incredible birds, writes Vanessa Wright