Saving Sir David Attenborough

Few people have the respect that enables them to speak to the world and be heard.

Mucus ado about snails

Aloe vera and shea butter are well known for skin care. But how about snail slime?

David Attenborough: A passion for detail

Sir David Attenborough OM celebrates his ninetieth birthday on 8 May 2016. He is best known for his BBC television series, but he also writes extraordinary books.

Frozen Planet: The icing on the cake

Watching the astonishing BBC series Frozen Planet (2011) – for which no superlative is an exaggeration – one is struck again and again by life’s diversity, resilience, and incongruity. Narrated by the inimitable David Attenborough, it is a plum pudding of vistas and facts among which is the astonishing story of the Isabella Tiger Moth.