As local legend has it, the ghost of a little girl looking for a lost doll is said to haunt the world's scariest tourist attraction, but can you guess where she terrorises? She died in 1645, after ...

Most fungi need only wind or water to disperse their spores. But some, including truffles, need a little help from animals.

One of the many extraordinary facts about Madagascar is that it bears virtually no dangerous animals. Save for the Nile crocodile (see Close Calls with Crocs), all of Africa's big beasts are ...