Mythconceptions

In an extract from her new book, The Atlas of Deadly Plants , author Jane Perrone takes us on a journey into the history and dangerous allure of popular plants such as lily of the valley

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

Karen Youngs encounters some warty amphibians on a risky mission during a drizzly early evening walk

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

We now know that smoking is incredibly bad ...

Still cleaning your teeth when you get up despite not leaving the house? Trying not to nap in an uncomfortable position on the sofa while watching TV? These little things add up when it comes to takin