A bug’s life

FOSSIL EVIDENCE TELLS US THAT insects have put wings to good use in their domination of the planet for the past 325 million years. However, some of these insects have given up their various motile fla

I’M CURRENTLY IN THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile, where an exceptional snowfall has blanketed the high-altitude landscapes surrounding San Pedro. I was really frustrated because all the plans I had for my w

I MET MY FIRST MINOTAUR BEETLE recently. It was a male and he was making his way across my friend’s field, which she manages for wildlife. I stopped and watched him for a few minutes. He walked with p

Galls, which can range from the delicately beautiful to hideously unattractive bulbous growths, are among Nature’s most intriguing phenomena, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee

What the scientists are saying… A new ...

Kari-Astri Davies considers choosing tulips to fire up her beds in the wake of bulb-buying frustration