SIXTY MINUTES IN AN HOUR
Sixty minutes in an hour. We take it for granted, but why are there sixty minutes in an hour? Is it a fact of nature, …
FIVE STRATEGIC KEYS
“Five strategic keys lock up the world”. That was a statement from Sir Jacky Fisher, a Victorian admiral, spoken over a century ago. He cited …
POTHOLES
My favourite “Pothole Watcher”, Stephen, just sent me an update on one of the world’s most persistent irritations. As a follow-up to his report, I …
RHINOS
This story of the reintroduction of rhinos into the vast national parks of Uganda gives us all hope that we can actually curb our tendencies …
SALTWATER INCURSION
From The Gambia to the U.S., sea saltwater incursion is increasingly seeping into the freshwaters people need for drinking and producing food. Someone turns on …
SATNAVS
I hate to tell you this, but “Satnavs” in your vehicle are not foolproof, even though most of us assume that they are completely accurate. …
IAIN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON
You might not expect that the grandson of a Scottish duke, and the son of a World War II Spitfire pilot, would become the lead …
HUMAN EMPATHY
I was reminded during this Christmas season of two very special events that demonstrated human empathy at an unexpected level and in two completely different …
MULTIPLE TIMELINES
This somewhat tongue-in-check article on multiple timelines, written in 2023, caught my fancy this week, particularly as it was sent to me by one of …
MARITIME LIONS
In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast, to become the world’s only maritime lions. One …