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They say that television is a force for evil, corrupting our youth as they while away their days, eyes glued

Parrots are birds. Birds fly. So parrots fly. Simple, right? Well, not exactly.

Frogs, sex and la(r)va

The Quito rocket frog (Hyloxalus jacobuspetersi) disappeared before it even got a name. It was first described for science in 1991,

During his famous 5 year-long expedition to Latin America (1799-1804), Alexander von Humboldt collected, together with his naturalist partner, Aimé

Remote volcanic islands, ancient bones, scientists and a species brought back from the dead. It might sound like a Jurassic

The estuarine pipefish, has been playing a frightening game of hide-and-seek for decades. Not only was this pipefish thought to

I love what I do. I’ve been a naturalist since childhood, and I was lucky enough to grow up in

On the path of the Spreadwing

We were threading on a narrow foot path, running across a rainforest leading to the Adam’s Peak mountain, the most

Off the coast of northern Colombia lies a formidable mountain, which towers over the small Caribbean city of Santa Marta.

Sam Needs is a Welsh writer with a Master's in Creative Writing from Aberystwyth University. He is currently based in

This is an oldie but goodie for the Lost and Found archives. In a letter dated February 2nd, 1915 to

The Anatolian meadow viper was always an enigmatic species. It belongs to the same group as many widespread vipers, such