Why animals shed

A bird’s proteinaceous plumage comes from the same source as our hair

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

Amazing answers to your curious questions

Fallen branches and rotting stumps may look forsaken, but deadwood plays an essential role in the woodland

For a quarter of a century, the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow has been leading the way in crustacean conservation. Oliver Berry heads west to observe its mission in close-up

Of all the garden minibeasts, few are as misunderstood as this humble creature