How dead plants and animals decay, and how living organisms rely on this natural process to survive

One animal’s loss is a gain for hungry creatures with a taste for decay

Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen

For a couple of years, Inky the octopus was a popular attraction at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier. Then, one morning in 2016, his tank was empty. Inky had made a daring break for free

Having more ‘bad’ hair days than ‘good’? ‘Hair can suffer at this time of year due to the change in seasons, overuse of heat and styling products, and factors such as poor diet and central heating,’ s

In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an average night, th