How animals live in extremes

THE DEEP SEA IS BY FAR THE LARGEST habitat on Earth. It is, says Natalie Lawrence in her book Enchanted Creatures, “the last wilderness vast enough to hide monsters”. Unsurprisingly, many myths have a

I HAVE ALWAYS loved unusual aquatic creatures. It isn’t surprising then that I was among the early adopters who embraced shrimp-keeping, a special branch of the aquarium hobby. I started off with the

It’s the (hypothetical) end of the world but we’re feeling fine thanks to this collection of essential survival kit

This is a history of margins and fringes – not only of the Atlantic Ocean itself, but also of the imaginations of those who worked on its surface and lived at its edges. In his new book, Karl Bell dra

Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan

As I type this, we’re enduring that rare thing in the UK: a heatwave. It can make life uncomfortable by day and unbearable at night. It also makes you acutely aware of how you sleep and begs the quest