Madeleine Finlay

Sandra Laville and Madeleine Finlay Imagine a deafening abundance of birdsong so loud it wakes your children at dawn; the chirrup of house

Madeleine Finlay hears from the writer Robert Macfarlane and from Jess Painter, a member of the RSPB’s Youth Council

Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists, who say society is facing a male fertility crisis. Ian Sample speaks to science correspondent Hannah Devlin to find out how the work has been received and what the researchers want to see happen in response to their finding

Ian Sample hears from professor of evolutionary biology Dr Toby Kiers about how fungi could be the key to our planet’s survival

Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample and from John Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy at the university of California, Davis.

Nicola Davis looks back on her first meeting with Tam O’Braan, who was selling Scottish-grown tea to some of the UK’s finest hotels, but something didn’t quite add up

Tam O’Braan’s lies come to a head and the source of his tea is discovered. At trial, Scottish growers finally get some answers, but what remains of their nascent tea industry?

Madeleine Finlay hears from Ian Sample and from Dr Heather Massey, associate professor at the University of Portsmouth’s extreme environments laboratory

Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting natureBy Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Daly

Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland to find out why the UK’s Wildlife Trusts are trying to raise £30m to buy it from its current owner