From top-dog wolves and wise elder elephants to insect royalty and sex-changing fish, animal alphas take many fascinating forms

After suffering unimaginable loss, some feathery friends helped me to heal.

DE-EXTINCTION EXPERT

Does the abundance of rowan berries really forecast snowy days and a hard winter, muses Tessa Waugh , as a home meet draws people of all ages, stages and pre-dawn routines

On the morning of 4 August 1577, the good Christian folk of Bungay assembled in St Mary’s Church for their regular Sunday service. But more sinister forces were also gathering in the Suffolk town. Dar

A STRING OF MURDER-SUICIDES IN THE US HAS LEFT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES SHATTERED – WITH THREE OCCURRING IN ONE SINGLE CITY