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Donna Ferguson
Otter is Cambridge University’s latest furry fresher

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Otter is Cambridge University’s latest furry fresher
James Tapper
Fifty shades of drey: how a scheme to sterilise grey squirrels turned them pink

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Fifty shades of drey: how a scheme to sterilise grey squirrels turned them pink
Simon Barnes
My week as a bolas spider

Tue 20 Jan 2026

My week as a bolas spider
Simon Barnes
My week as a grey whale

Mon 12 Jan 2026

My week as a grey whale
Simon Barnes
My week as an adder

Tue 6 Jan 2026

My week as an adder
Simon Barnes
My week as a Hercules beetle

Tue 30 Dec 2025

My week as a Hercules beetle
Simon Barnes
My week as an impala

Mon 22 Dec 2025

My week as an impala
Simon Barnes
My week as a robin

Tue 16 Dec 2025

My week as a robin
Simon Barnes
My week as a tawny owl

Mon 8 Dec 2025

My week as a tawny owl
James Tapper
Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight
Tara Joshi
The grid: Brendan Barry’s floral fascination

Sun 9 Nov 2025

The grid: Brendan Barry’s floral fascination
Killian Fox
The big picture: Sitaram Raul’s bats in flight

Sat 25 Oct 2025

The big picture: Sitaram Raul’s bats in flight
Simon Barnes
My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish

Tue 21 Oct 2025

My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish
Simon Barnes
Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay
Martha Gill
In our national parks sewage flows

Fri 10 Oct 2025

In our national parks sewage flows
Simon Barnes
The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again

Sat 4 Oct 2025

The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again
Simon Barnes
My week as an antlion

Fri 3 Oct 2025

My week as an antlion
Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant
Simon Barnes
My week as a lion

Fri 12 Sept 2025

My week as a lion
Simon Barnes
My week as a vespillo burying beetle

Thu 4 Sept 2025

My week as a vespillo burying beetle
Simon Barnes
My week as an Eleonora’s falcon

Thu 28 Aug 2025

My week as an Eleonora’s falcon
Simon Barnes
My week as a marmalade hoverfly

Wed 13 Aug 2025

My week as a marmalade hoverfly
Simon Barnes
My week as an American alligator

Fri 8 Aug 2025

My week as an American alligator
Simon Barnes
My week as a crane

Tue 29 Jul 2025

My week as a crane
Matthew Gould
Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health
Eva Wiseman
The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story

Fri 4 Jul 2025

The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story
Simon Barnes
My week as a badger

Fri 27 Jun 2025

My week as a badger
Simon Barnes
My week as a resident orca

Sat 21 Jun 2025

My week as a resident orca
Simon Barnes
My week as a tsetse fly

Fri 30 May 2025

My week as a tsetse fly
Simon Barnes
My week as a nightingale

Wed 21 May 2025

My week as a nightingale
Simon Barnes
My week as a swift

Fri 16 May 2025

My week as a swift
Simon Barnes
My week as an aardvark

Thu 8 May 2025

My week as an aardvark
Alex Preston
Are rivers living things? Yes, says Robert Macfarlane

Sat 3 May 2025

Are rivers living things? Yes, says Robert Macfarlane
Simon Barnes
My week as a vampire bat

Fri 2 May 2025

My week as a vampire bat
Giles Smith
Darts shuns Ally Pally for bumper Hyde Park crowds

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Darts shuns Ally Pally for bumper Hyde Park crowds
Simon Barnes
My week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

My week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Rachel Cooke
Our fixation with Princess Di

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Our fixation with Princess Di
Róisín Lanigan
Róisín Lanigan, the crap flat expert

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Róisín Lanigan, the crap flat expert

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