FLYING FOXES
This story about Flying Foxes, apart from being a fascinating story in its own right, made me wonder, and not for the first time, why …
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 …
SLY FOXES
Sly foxes have proved over and over again that they can adapt to the most-unlikely environments; for example, there are supposedly more foxes in the …
BEARDED VULTURE
Decades after its release into the wild, a super-ageing, bone-crunching bearded vulture, called Balthazar, (picture above), reveals a major conservation success. In the autumn …
POPULATION GROWTH
Most of the world’s problems today can be attributed, in one way or another, to unrestricted population growth. Traditionally, this proliferation has been controlled by …
POLAR BEARS
Polar bears on some Norwegian islands are fatter and healthier, despite ice loss, scientists say. This article is an interesting commentary on how wildlife can …
HELLO
It’s been 200 years since the word “hello” was first used in print, though its beginnings date back to the 15th Century. This article investigates …
MONSTERS IN THE CITY
Monsters in the city sounds like the title of a horror movie, but it is all-to-real occurrence in Thailand. Once driven to the city’s edges, …
SPIDERS ON MARS
This article in The Economist caught my interest for two reasons: “Spiders on Mars” is a cute title; and, second, it is an excellent example …