Meet the prehistoric giants that roamed the Arctic Circle thousands of years ago

Whether winter-faded ferns, the spindly harvestman or the tyrannical stare of an irate chicken, through-lines from the prehistoric to our modern age are all around us in November, says John Lewis-Stempel

The glaciers of the Alps are receding, retreating, even collapsing. Why is it happening? What is the impact on those who love the mountains? And can it be stopped?

Q What is the coldest winter the UK has experienced? A In more recent times the Met Office points to the winter of 1963, which was the coldest since 1740, with temperatures dropping to as low as -20°C

I read recently that scientists allegedly agree that there is no increase in extreme weather events and conditions. If that’s so, the journals I checked must not yet have got the memo. The German Helm

ANCIENT HORNS Woolly rhinos prepare to do battle ...