Lynn Farram and the congregation of Christ Church, Norris Green, Liverpool

The SAS (Special Air Service) make routine use of sleep-deprivation exercises in their selection process, and these often feature in later training. Hallucinations during such exercises are very commo

Within just a few weeks, I had nearly been wee’d on by a naked mole-rat, waited for five hours for a few horses to poo and smelt the sulphurous pong of some seafloor sludge collected from the depths o

One of the top experts on pests and diseases, Pippa gardens using organic methods. Matt trained at Kew and has been gardening professionally for more than 30 years. Kirsty is Head of Gardens at Balmor

Bernard Mandeville’s defence of private vices with public benefits

I first explored this subject about five years ago, under the title ‘It’s a bug’s life’. I now want to revisit the subject primarily because I have experimented further and wish to share some of my di