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Person planting flowers in a garden bed surrounded by colourful blooming plants under sunlight.

10 Fast-Growing Perennials That Fill Borders at Record Speed

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Many amateur gardeners will recognise the situation: you plant with high hopes, wait what feels like forever – yet gaps...

Great white shark swimming underwater near a sandy beach with small fish around it.

A four-metre great white shark tracked off the Atlantic coast

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

At dawn, the first boats still leave the ports along the Atlantic coast, among lobster pots, nets and the reassuring...

Person kneeling and planting a young maple tree in a garden surrounded by autumn foliage and gardening tools.

Japanese Maple: The March Trick That Prevents Summer Leaf Scorch

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Whether it burns in summer or shines in all its glory is decided right now. Every year, many gardeners notice...

Great tit bird in flight carrying food near wooden birdhouse on tree in a sunlit garden.

Asian hornet: how tits help protect bees in March

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

With the first mild days comes a problem that beekeepers and amateur gardeners now recognise across large parts of Europe:...

Man standing on a ladder picking ripe cherries from a tree in an orchard on a sunny day.

‘Hedelfingen Giant’: the reliable cherry tree for difficult years

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

While many amateur gardeners worry each spring that late frost or heavy rain will destroy the blossom, there is an...

Child picking up a starfish on a sandy beach near an open notebook and magnifying glass by the sea.

Why a Beach Covered in Starfish Is Not Always a Disaster

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

At first light, the beach appears to have taken on a different colour. Between the seaweed, pools left by the...

Person using a power drill with a dust brush on a wooden workbench in a workshop.

The simple maintenance habit that makes drills, lawnmowers and hedge trimmers last longer

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Drills, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers… In Switzerland, a simple maintenance oversight often sends them to the tip far too soon, although...

Person planting tomato seedlings in a raised garden bed on a sunny day with gardening tools nearby

Tomatoes: Why planting too early ruins the harvest

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

When the first warm days arrive, amateur gardeners instinctively reach for seed packets and a rake. With tomatoes in particular,...

Man on ladder fixing wooden birdhouse to tree branch in a sunny garden with an owl perched nearby

Owls in the garden: how a nest box protects breeding sites

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Owls were once considered an ordinary part of the landscape. Yet old barns are disappearing, tree hollows are becoming scarce...

Hands holding a small potted spider plant with other houseplants on a windowsill in natural light.

Why Your Spider Plant Produces No Plantlets

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Why this really happens. Many spider plant enthusiasts know the sight: a dense, deep-green Chlorophytum comosum that looks perfectly healthy,...

Female healthcare student in blue scrubs carrying books and luggage entering a building on campus.

Roxane: from two repeated years to veterinary studies 1,300 kilometres from home

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

At 24, Roxane knows the distinctive sound of alarms going off too early, suitcases repacked in a rush and video...

Bare feet walking on vibrant pink heather flowers in a sunlit garden near a deck chair and table with a drink.

Red Sand Thyme: A Water-Saving Lawn Replacement That Deters Mosquitoes

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Anyone who spends hours mowing the lawn in summer, only to be bitten while sitting outside afterwards, will know this...

Spiky fish on the seabed illuminated by a diver’s flashlight in deep blue ocean water.

Deep-Sea Footage Reveals Scalicus engyceros Moonwalking Along the Seafloor

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

The vast, abyss-like darkness of the deep ocean evokes the mystery and magnificence of outer space. Eerily bioluminescent animals glow...

Diver swimming close to a large tiger shark underwater near a cage with international flags.

Where to See Great White Sharks: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

The boat slows offshore, the wind lashes at your cheeks and conversation almost stops. Then a huge, calm white-and-grey shape...

Squid illuminated by an underwater camera light hovering above a coral reef at night.

MBARI Records Rare Magnapinna Squid in the Deep Pacific

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

In the twilight-like darkness of the deep ocean water column, a whole ecosystem flourishes. Despite pressure, temperatures and light levels...

Diver in orange suit conducting research while holding onto a large shark underwater with sunlight filtering through.

How Greenland Sharks May Live for 400 Years

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Abigail Adams, the wife of the second US president, was born in 1744. Some Greenland sharks alive today may already...

A woman in a white coat holds a tablet showing a world map, overlooking elephants in a grassy wildlife reserve.

Protecting 1.2 Percent of Earth’s Land Could Prevent Extinctions

Gareth Whitfield • October 6, 2026

Humanity is ‘mutilating’ the tree of life, cutting away entire branches one after another at a rate of destruction the...

Person with a horse reading a trail map on a wooded path covered in autumn leaves.

Why State Forests Close Tracks to Horses from September

Gareth Whitfield • October 5, 2026

In the early morning, the horsebox pulls up beside a still-damp forest edge. The rider gets out, looks at the...

Person kneeling in a vegetable garden digging soil with a hand fork surrounded by lettuce and carrot baskets.

Why You Should Stop Digging Over Your Vegetable Beds

Gareth Whitfield • October 5, 2026

The scene is a familiar one: the first mild days arrive, the sun breaks through and before long you are...

Man in forest surrounded by monarch butterflies on trees, with a large book and map on the ground.

Monarch butterflies: the 4,023-kilometre mystery of Michoacán

Gareth Whitfield • October 5, 2026

At dawn in the mountains of Michoacán, silence is never completely still. Millions of orange-and-black wings quiver among the oyamel...

Vulture perched on a branch overlooking a sick calf lying on dirt with scattered syringes and stray dogs in the background.

India’s Vulture Loss Linked to Over Half a Million Human Deaths

Gareth Whitfield • October 5, 2026

A painkiller for cattle introduced during the 1990s triggered an unforeseen collapse in India’s vulture populations, which have yet to...