MUD
In Yemen’s ancient walled city of Sana’a, mud skyscrapers soar high into the sky. The towering structures are built entirely out of rammed earth, and are decorated …
SEAGRASS
The seagrass in Shark Bay, Australia, covers an area the size of about 20,000 football fields. It is the largest known plant on Earth – …
SONGBIRD CONTESTS
Hundreds of songbird contests take place across Indonesia every year. The judges adjudicate the complexity and range of their melodies, as well as their stamina …
POPULATION CONTROL AND ABORTION
Population control and abortion do not seem to go together but they basically have the same solution. The biggest problem facing mankind is not …
WE DID IT WRONG
We did it wrong, and are continuing to do it wrong. I wrote a blog last week on the religious fanatics that are driving the …
A KOALOSSAL PROBLEM
Australia is suffering from a koalossal problem that has its origins in the country’s colonization by Britain. The British colonists brought with them a bouquet …
MAY 9
There has been a lot of talk this past week about the significance of May 9 (tomorrow) in Russia. The following article, written by Tom …
USED HOTEL SOAP
The surprising afterlife of used hotel soap is not something many people would spend their time thinking about but the results of one person doing …
POPULATION GROWTH
Population growth will lead to disaster. The First Law of Sustainability is “Population growth and/or growth in the rates of consumption of resources cannot be …
HAILSTONES
When I first moved to Colorado, one of the things that totally amazed me was the size of the hailstones that occasionally pounded the area. …