Boris Johnson recently pledged to cut the “newt counting delays” in the British planning system. But without our county recorders, our understanding of our landscapes would plummet

A lot has been written about the solace of nature during uncertain times. But as I picked my way along the coastal path each day, I began to understand that going outside offered me something else as well: a new…

From Syrian refugees to migrating seabirds

Admire our avian neighbours, by all means—but don’t envy them; they, too, have been dealing with a difficult period of confinement

Our containment on an island is a source of comfort and claustrophobia

How will we all be remembered?

A few promising—if somewhat salacious—experiments with apes and dolphins in the 60's didn't amount to much. Recent breakthroughs using machine learning, however, offer us fresh prospects of decoding animal languages

Siberian blue robins and red-winged blackbirds have been blown off course—and they're not the only ones feeling adrift

The world will come to life around you if you let it

Charles Dickens was right—the boundaries between real and unreal feel insubstantial under starlight

We came with the right attitude, and the right kind of energy. But it’s hard to let go of the familiar

If you, like me, have been throwing up your hands in frustration at the current political morass, you might find solace in the study of birds