Christmas puddings took even longer to make. The ingredients were similar but the puddings were boiled for up to 7 or 8 hours – 3 or 4 on the stove top on the go at a time. The house was like a steam ...

Our solstice celebrations are now largely swallowed by the “Christmess” of frenzied consumerism. But not entirely. Beneath ...

Researchers have uncovered a new species of wolf snake on Great Nicobar Island and named it Lycodon irwini in tribute to ...

A wet lead-in to summer and intensifying summer heat has brought out the pythons, red bellies and brown snakes, and they are ...

This book not only brings you folk stories, myths and details of local and cultural beliefs about these animals, but also information about the roles they play in shaping modern pop-culture and ...

From guarded islands to radioactive pines, these forbidden forests stay closed to protect fragile life, history, and wild ...