WOODPECKER
A Coastal New England Town’s ‘Ornery’ Vandal: A Woodpecker. More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a …
MONTY PYTHON
Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations …
QUEENSTOWN
Queenstown, New Zealand, has an audacious goal to become the first tourist destination on Earth to have a completely carbon-zero visitor economy by 2030. If …
DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS
When the Duck-billed platypus was first encountered by Europeans in 1798, a pelt and sketch were sent back to Great Britain by Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South …
CUSTARD POWDER
Custard powder makes a delicious dessert but also has a rather less savoury potential – in certain conditions, it can be a powerful explosive. …
ELEPHANTS HATE BEES
Did you know that elephants hate bees? Around the world, spreading farmland is increasingly overlapping with elephant habitats, often resulting in dangerous interactions, as …
TULIPS
Few images are as indelible as the sight of new tulips bursting through the dark winter ground. In the Netherlands – the world’s largest exporter …
BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Earlier this week my partner and I had a “breath of fresh air” experience of the type that seems to come along very rarely these …
WASSAILING
I encountered the remnants of Wassailing a few years ago in Tolpuddle, Dorset, U.K. I was looking for a cup of coffee during a trip …
SPRINGY POLES AND FOREHEAD STRAPS
Springy poles and forehead straps: How to carry more than your own bodyweight. The rural farm workers of Vietnam could be seen as almost …