‘Don’t fly too close to the sun’ is a warning lifted from the story of Icarus. Join historian Bettany Hughes as she unpacks the myth, and visits Icaria–the island whose name was inspired by the ...

Keas may be the most playful bird species on the planet–so much so that all it takes is a special ‘play call’ to get them in the mood. One biologist has even recorded that call, and is aiming to test ...