When I visit a research lab, I don’t normally expect to have to dodge sheep or get my shoes muddy, but this lab is far from normal. I am walking on farmland, about 30 kilometres outside of Edinburgh, ...

The world's rivers flow like so many rainbows in a map by Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs, who sells his creations as digital downloads on Etsy. The maps are scientifically accurate, with the ...

Looks can be deceiving when it comes to the state of UK rivers. I recently spent some time by the Fal river in south-west England, which looks beautiful and pristine, but is far from it. Much of it is ...