Braindump

They’re often depicted as huge, scaly beasts, but new discoveries are changing our beliefs about the creatures that once stalked our planet

Quiz of the week 1) What is the dispersal ...

When you think of dinosaur fossils, you probably picture parched deserts or badlands scorched by the Sun. But one of the world’s richest dinosaur graveyards is buried in a less likely setting: a quiet

Mass extinctions and evolutionary leaps, from bacteria to Homo sapiens

I awoke to an unearthly din, like a rubber foot pump with hiccups. It was so loud that I could feel it resonating in my guts. In the glass of water by my bed, I swear I saw concentric ripples à la tha

The stag beetle’s intimidating appearance belies its vulnerability, says Claire Saul, as she discovers what we can do to help them survive