The Hunt-Lennox globe map of approximately 1510 is thought to be the first that used the phrase ‘hic sunt dracones’(here be dragons !)....

Ask most people about pollution and they will think of plastic, oil, smog, and chemicals. Ironically one of the biggest forms of...

What do coffee, fur coats, and perfume have in common? All three industries exploit civets. There are thought to be around 20 species of...

The geographic ranges of most plant and animal species are limited by climatic factors, including temperature, precipitation, soil...