THE END OF MANKIND
The end of mankind sounds like the title of a horror movie about a massive comet collision with the earth, or a malignant worldwide pandemic. …
MOYENNE ISLAND
The history of Moyenne Island, which is an archipelago of 115 islands that make up the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, reads like an environmentalist’s …
THE RHINOCEROS PARTY
The Rhinoceros Party was a testament to the power of ridicule in the political process that we seem to have totally lost in this day …
INTERESTING MAPS
These interesting maps were sent to me by a reader. They represent facts we don’t normally encounter: This list of interesting maps certainly opened my …
THE ISLAND OF FOULA
The Island of Foula is the most remote part of the Shetland Islands, which themselves are remote enough for most tastes. Foula is also the …
CRISPR TOMATOES
CRISPR tomatoes are at the forefront of a food revolution. No, this is not another Golden Fleece Award. It is a scientific project for here …
ANCIENT WATER GARDENS
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka’s ancient water gardens are located at the base of a 200ft ancient rock fortress and former royal palace, which date back to …
180 MILLION YEAR OLD FOREST
New Zealand’s 180-million-year-old forest in Curio Bay was once part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. The petrified remnants of that forest is one of …
NORTHERN WHITE RHINO
Re-creating the Northern White Rhino sounds a bit like science fiction, but we have already cloned a sheep successfully and, if reports are to be …
CONTRAILS ARE NOT BENIGN
Contrails are not benign. Those wispy white contrails that criss-cross the skies are far less benign than their fluffy patterns might suggest. Until now, …