Confessions of a cat-sitter

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect

Amazing answers to your curious questions

Reading the city sounds like something a psychogeographer might do, but in a sense we all do it whenever we move around, on foot or on wheels: route, encounter, diversion, disruption. That shop’s re-o

In the works of Plato, a Greek philosopher who lived around 2,400 years ago, the island of Atlantis was said to have been drowned in the Atlantic Ocean after the hubris of its people angered the Gods.

While Whippet Miuccia and her Italian handler Giovanni Liguori were crowned Crufts Best in Show 2025, they weren’t the only ones proud of their performance. We followed six newbies on their Crufts jou