CALL FOR PAPERS Animal Histories: A Decade with Animals Animal History Group International Conference Online, Friday 11th December 2026 AHG26 The Animal History Group is an international network fo…

Creatures of Story and Song: Tra­cing Bri­tain’s Lost Spe­cies by Lee Raye Reak­tion, £16.95, pp. 312 In 2023, the State of Nature Report announced that Bri­tain was one of the world’s most nature-d...

Why have wolves often been the villains of British history? What happened to them and some of the other remarkable creatures that once roamed medieval Britain?Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Le...

Silk production skills had reached Central Asia as early as 4000 years ago, long before the beginning of the historic Silk Road.

A set of experimental techniques and technologies that might seem harmful to trees is actually helping ancient forests survive.

Researchers uncovered an enormous deep-sea accumulation of whale remains in the southeastern Indian Ocean, showing long-term, specialized ecosystems and an extensive fossil record that offers new insight into deep-ocean biodiversity and whale evolutionary history.

Key plant and animal specimens arrived in Europe on slavers’ ships

Chewpoints across the Pacific Ocean: Marine borers and the disruption of colonial infrastructure

Amelia Jones  Today marks the feast day of Melangell. The day celebrates the 6th-century Welsh patron saint of hares, small animals, and the natural environment. Born an Irish princess, Melangell fled...

Around the time Alexander the Great was born in the year 356 BCE, so too was born his trusty steed, Bucephalus. An obstacle, however, blocked the union of this star-crossed pair—Bucephalus was not bor...

Harbor porpoises were once found across a much wider area of the Baltic Sea than they are today, including regions where they are now rare or absent.

The kingfisher's brilliant blue feathers were once used like paint to create works of art. The technique, known as tian-tsui, was popular during China's Qing Dynasty.