2 September 2022
Thanks to conservation successes, black bears are back - and they are becoming more brazen around humans. Mary Roach looks at how they’re tackling the problem in the Colorado mountains
25 February 2021
My Octopus Teacher, Feels Good Man, Spaceship Earth, and Icarus are all great science documentaries available to stream at the moment
31 March 2015
Both 17th-century artist Vermeer and scientist van Leeuwenhoek made pioneering use of optics. A joint biography shows how they changed our world view
12 February 2014
The excellent Ten Thousand Birds takes us from the obsessive bird collectors of Darwin's time to the fully fledged scientists of today
24 November 2010
Fakery is sometimes inevitable, says Chris Palmer, the veteran wildlife film producer who is lifting the lid on his industry
16 March 2009
Climbing up on stage to tell jokes to a bunch of strangers may seem like the most extroverted of activities, but comedians have revealed a surprising shy side
