Mythconceptions

The common toad has always enjoyed a special place in our national imagination, but its numbers have been declining alarmingly in recent decades. What can be done? Sarah Langford investigates

Amazing answers to your curious questions

TUBERCULOSIS, also known as TB, is a contagious bacterial infection that often affects the lungs. It is caused by breathing in a bacterium called Mycobacterium TB and is usually spread through coughin

A fungus only given a scientific name in 2014 has proved fascinating to both mycologists and psychedelics researchers alike. Eaten raw, Lanmaoa asiatica triggers vivid hallucinations, but, unlike almo

We live in an age of screens and, let’s face it, they’re here to stay. Whether at work or at home, many of us spend hours staring at laptops, tablets and phones. We even ‘relax’ by watching TV or scro

Whether mutually beneficial or a parasitic nuisance, Nature’s symbiotic relationships are as multifarious as they are marvellous, says John Lewis-Stempel