Weird creatures of the deep

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

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

From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack

From colliding galaxies to supermassive black holes, we take a look at some of the strangest sights in the universe

Amazing answers to your curious questions