THE cuckoo’s evocative call announces the arrival of summer but it’s no longer heard where I live, writes Richard Collins. 

Richard Collins has discivered an educational comic book with a millenia’s old story and he’s here to tell you all about it.

In focusing on the similarities between creatures, Pierre Belon laid the groundwork for a new branch of science, writes Richard Collins

Some Australians refuse to believe in this, almost mythical, creature’s demise, writes Richard Collins.

People are surprised to learn that curlews are in trouble; the much-loved birds are seen and heard, particularly along the coast, in winter., writes Richard Collins

The Canada goose is a controversial bird, writes Richard Collins. 

Richard Collins examines the possibilities for marine life should they evolve to leave the waters and come on land.

Which should you fear most, in your tropical paradise, sharks or coconuts?

At school in the 1950s, we were taught that only humans were capable of using tools writes Richard Collins. 

Having exhausted the fruit and berry crops of their Nordic homelands, waxwings are heading southwards, writes Richard Collins.