Birdsong – nature's music 12 April 2013 Because it’s been with us since the beginning of time, bird music always seems somehow... read more
Travelling sea turtles 13 March 2013 Out there in the watery blue beyond are whole communities linked to the Earth’s cycles,... read more
Collections in science 22 February 2013 Everybody collects something; photographs, souvenirs, ticket stubs, teddy bears or just junk … but some... read more
Unravelling the geological time scale 5 February 2013 Gazing across the wild, rolling nothingness of the Kalahari or the ramparts of the Drakensberg,... read more
A big story from a small bone 17 December 2012 In a pool, long, long ago, a platanna died but its journey was only just... read more
The ant, the elephant and a tree that whistles 21 November 2012 Next time you bound across the acacia-studded savanna of Africa in your 4x4, stop to... read more
An epic Antarctic egg hunt 8 November 2012 Many crazy journeys have been made in pursuit of science. None equal the sheer madness... read more
The wonderful (and wacky) world of human bacteria 14 September 2012 Travellers, especially in Africa, often worry about malign bacteria waiting to lay them low. What... read more
The kapenta war in Lake Kariba 2 August 2012 There’s a small, silver fish in Lake Kariba which, in biological terms, shouldn’t be there... read more
Architecture of nature: the magic spiral 16 July 2012 Spirals are among the most mysterious and beautiful forms we know. From your DNA to... read more
