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 …
ADVENTUROUS TRAIN JOURNEYS
This article, “Adventurous Train Journeys” captured my imagination as a definite Bucket List. I have divided it into several blogs so as not to take …
CONSPIRACY AND CLOUD-SEEDING
Conspiracy and cloud-seeding: I am writing this blog as a reminder of the negative effect that conspiracy theorists in the United States have on science, …
BRAKE DUST
Brake dust and tyre wear are significant sources of pollutants. Not the most exciting topic for a blog, but important from our health point of …
VERA RUBIN OBSERVATORY
The new Vera Rubin Observatory telescope will double the amount of data collected so far by every other instrument in the history of optical astronomy …
WATER
I have often thought that the next world war will be fought over water. Not territory, nuclear arms, dominant economies, exploitation of space, Antarctica or …
NOT HAWAII
There is a Pacific island nation that wants to be “Not Hawaii”. The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn’t just possible – it’s …
CHARLES DARWIN
This story is about Charles Darwin, but it is also about an institution I have to admit I didn’t know existed, but I’m very glad …
DIRE WOLF
Ben Lamm, the 43-year-old denim-jacketed CEO of Colossal Biosciences, claims to have reintroduced dire wolves into the world after more than 10,000 years of extinction. …
TEXTILE WASTE
The level of textile waste in the world is truly staggering; 85% of the 100 billion items of apparel produced by the textile industry EACH …