Why animals shed

All they need is a specialised organ, some calcium-rich food and time

Garden Organic ’s head gardener Emma O’Neill explains how to make a refuge for reptiles and amphibians this summer

Bones create an internal armature that on some animals, such as an elephant or cow, appear quite stiff and rigid, but on others, such as the cheetah, they are gracile, loose and flexible, allowing for

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Plastic surgeon Dr Michael Longaker was an undergraduate at Michigan State University in 1979. Now renowned for his work on scarring, back then Longaker’s interests lay more in sports than scientific

Discover the remarkable resilience of Earth’s oldest and hardiest animals, overcoming mass extinctions and conquering the planet’s ever-changing climate