At a bend in Zambia’s Kafue River, the bicolored waterberry trees resemble an avenue planted along a city boulevard. Their ...

Ants are flying at this time of year. While we normally see these common insects on the ground they take to the air once ...

A traveling exhibition resurrects Rachel Ruysch, an ambitious Dutch painter (and two-time lottery winner) whose intricate still lifes still stun.

A butterfly is a flying insect known for its brightly colored wings and distinctive flight patterns. Belonging to the ...

For those unfamiliar, each Year 7 tutor group—32 boys in all—undertakes an overnight wild camp, hiking the 14 miles there and ...

Reminiscent of love and with an unmistakable odour of death, the little stinkers of the natural world might incite repulsion, but they are only doing their job, pleads Ian Morton ...

The dream of flying has always fascinated humanity. In evolutionary history, the ability to fly has emerged independently ...

Before the invention of the microscope and the field of entomology emerged, Joris Hoefnagel devoted himself to the natural world.

Add in that he’s a very good communicator (he’s constantly talking on the ice), has passes that are almost always ...

Living with a Legacy When I came back in 1989, the IPKF had been in the country for around two years. Its presence according ...

Sri Lanka’s free education policy, a landmark achievement, was introduced in 1945 by Dr C W W Kannangara. This policy ensures ...