Did you know we’re surrounded by living fossils that date back to the age of the dinosaurs?

As an American bioscience company makes headlines with its plans to ‘de-extinct’ the dodo, Emma Hughes tries to separate fact from fiction in the tale of history’s most mythologised bird

Avian plumage doesn’t simply enable flight–this miracle of Nature provides birds with protection, shape and colour and remains a highly desirable fashion accoutrement for us, too, finds Charles Harris

Lets take a closer look at these adaptable and intelligent birds

Adrian Thomas looks to the skies for three special birds that you may see over your garden or might even attract into your space to breed

An ecosystem evolves across thousands of years, a biological interaction that is both intricate and fragile. The arrival of a new species can disrupt the balance, as we have seen in Britain with grey