Mighty tails

In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an average night, th

Echidnas are spiky and slow-moving mammals that have long or short snouts known as beaks. They’re also called spiny anteaters because they lack teeth and rely on their long, sticky tongues to catch in

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

A definitive guide to lure tail patterns and why they are more important than you may think

I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it again and again and again: who knows why cats do anything? Just over the course of today, my cat purred at me, bristled at me and attacked a paperclip as i

Beavers and red kites may be flourishing in Britain, but the reintroduction of apex predators here is a trickier issue. Could there be practical and philosophical benefits and would a trial release of lynx be a worthwhile experiment?