A legal case has opened in Britain over the felling of a much-loved, ancient tree named the 'Sycamore Gap.' Some Britons are ...

Historians have long believed that ancient humans fought animals in arena battles, but no definitive evidence has been found ...

A previously unknown shark once swam around the shores of the UK more than 70 million years ago. The new species, named ...

Inspired by ancient saints and modern memoirs, celebrate National Walking Month in May by embarking on a spiritual hike. By ...

Over the decades, it has experienced periods of decline and restoration, disappearing from view in the early 2000s due to ...

The sun dips below the horizon, and as the last golden rays slip away, a silent ballet begins overhead. Tiny silhouettes dart ...

A DEBUT novel by a Worcester author takes readers on a time-travelling adventure to find a mother's killer. R.J. Madon's book, The Witch of Ely, centres around Freya, a schoolgirl from Ely, who is ...

Over billions of years, the universe has transformed from a simpler state into an intricate cosmic web, but new research ...

A cutting edge machine has transformed the study of insects, which may yield even bigger breakthroughs for humans ...

Throughout May, there’s a push to get people out on trails as part of National Walking Month. But at any time of year there ...

Like Robert Macfarlane’s earlier books, Is A River Alive? is luminously written, but it’s also much more polemical, writes Stuart Kelly ...