The Foundations of Computer Science notes are now done as a Forest with live OCaml toplevels, and Part II projects sorted.

Delivering 24 hour council services to residents, visitors and businesses in Brighton & Hove

Don’t fall for the siren song of billionaire-backed ecotourism dressed up as conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, writes guest columnist Lisi Krall.

Wildlife cameraman Dan Abbot is caught off guard by a humpback whale, a rare sight in Welsh waters.

A Sowerby's beaked whale is seen by passengers on a ferry.

1,554 hand-colored figures of spiders, scorpions, harvestmen and mites by C. W. Hahn and C. L. Koch (1831 to 1847), arranged by family, with a searchable key.

In the vast, sun-scorched expanses of the Gran Chaco, where the soil is rich with ancient secrets but increasingly barren under the weight of industrial agriculture, a critical moment has arrived…

In the vast, windswept expanse of Chile

YouTube video by Simon Clark

Curtin University and Taronga Conservation Society Australia researchers have conducted the first hearing tests on Australian sea lions and long-nosed fur seals, revealing what sounds these marine mammals can hear and helping assess how human-made noise could affect them.

A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once endangered species is thriving and stable in the Seychelles. Giant tortoises found on the Aldabra Atoll - one of two population centres in the world - are now numbered at around 180,000 individuals following five years of surveying and the use of sophisticated statistical techniques.

Birds, a perennial human fascination, entertained medieval homes long before science took them for serious study. "Wisdom of Birds" author Tim Birkhead tours some intriguing birdwatcher lore (dug up in old field journals) -- and talks about the role it plays in ornithology today.