How snails build a shell

Beneath its shell, this cephalopod’s anatomy has allowed it to survive over half a billion years on Earth

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

It has been a long drive, but I need to get as far away from the city as possible. Somewhere near Andover the stupidity of what I’m doing hits me and I pull into a service station, get out of the car

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

Mike Palmer shares his passion for these leafy lovelies and explains how to get the very best from plants

POND DIPPING IN SOUTH AMERICA IS surprising, mainly because it isn’t that different from pond dipping in a British ditch. There are familiar faces in the water: beetles, pond skaters, water boatmen, d