In this talk I will review some of the recent work on the remarkable cognitive capacities of food-caching corvids

Mark Cocker draws on examples explored in his massive and massively acclaimed book Birds and People

Many of us consider ourselves animal-lovers, so why is our society bad at making life better for animals?

The Spiritualism Symposium, curated by Shannon Taggart : Nature, Enchantment, and the Paranormal, with Jack Hunter, Ph.D.

He has been involved in hedgehog research ever since and will describe aspects of its natural history

This talk will focus on two of the most challenging and intriguing aspects of taxidermy.

Birds Britannica was described as ‘a triumph’ and as ‘a bird book like no other’ when it was published in 2005

In this lecture Dr. Asma will explore some of the dominant types of monsters in ancient Western literature, natural history, and philosophy

The wolf’s strange imaginative hold over us is reflected in the wealth of spurious falsehoods that persisted about it long after the species

The first intimate behind-the-scenes account of life with the ravens of the Tower, the Ravenmaster himself shares the folklore and history

For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe

In this lecture Dr. Asma will explore some of the dominant types of monsters in ancient Western literature, natural history, and philosophy

Join Vivian Nutton to learn about the most-celebrated doctor in the ancient world: Galen of Pergamum (129-ca. 216 CE) Zoom Lecture

Bird migration remains perhaps the most singularly compelling natural phenomenon in the world.

In this lecture Dr. Asma will explore some of the dominant types of monsters in ancient Western literature, natural history, and philosophy

Although much has been written about the historic folk-magic practitioners known as cunning-folk in recent years, in-depth accounts of

Charles Waterton used his texidermy skill to fabricate imaginary creatures,

Eleanor Tirtasana Chubb - leading tortoise conservationist, keeper and breeder discusses the European History of Pet Tortoises

Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy with Mexico based curator, author and co-founder of Morbid Anatomy

Join Viktor Wynd in Cornwall via Zoom) for a Guided tour of his Cornish UnNatural History Museum - nestled within The National Maritime Museum Falmouth

Step into the fascinating world of bird watching as award-winning author and naturalist Mark Cocker lays out its history and practice

This talk will explore the ways in which plants have informed artists, mystics and scientists throughout history and around the world.

The science and social science of butterflies just gets better and better. Our love affair with these fickle sprites of the sunshine hours continually deepens

Philip Hoare on how to depict the impossible, a monster more bizarre than any medieval Apocalypse or engravings of krakens and rhinoceroses?

Professor Marzluff will examine the interaction between Ravens, Wolves & People

Join Dr Stephen Asma, author of "On Monsters", as he examines the human condition by looking at what scares us most

Join Dr Pat Morris for a fascinating tour through the history of taxidermy, from its earliest examples to modern incarnations

The Director of Cornwall's Museum of Witchcraft & Magic will discuss the extraordinary history of the institution and look at some pieces