In August 2025, the scientific journal Marine Biodiversity contained a shark-themed paper that was colourful in every sense. The shark documented in it was a 6.6-ft- (2m) long nurse shark Ginglymostom

Of all the strange and wonderful animals that live in the deep sea, perhaps the most tantalising are the ones that are occasionally glimpsed by deep-submerged cameras, then swim off into the darkness

From stargazing as a child to presenting the iconic The Sky At Night , Dame Maggie Aderin, 57, tells us how she beat the odds to become a space scientist, and why life beyond Earth matters to all of us

Dave Lewis recalls a trip to explore the National Museum of Wales’ collection of rare and unusual fish, and asks why these sorts of catches seem to be becoming more common

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Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage