GREENLAND
Greenland is about to open up to adventure-seeking visitors. How many tourists will come is yet to be seen, but three new airports will bring …
GEORGIA MILITARY ROAD
Following a traditional path used by traders and invaders, the Georgia Military Road has been a passageway for people and ideas since antiquity. The …
TARANTULAS
Tarantulas. The global arachnid trade is threatening the world’s most famous spider species, and it’s primarily driven by souvenir collectors. With their eight beady eyes …
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
The sound of silence would be a welcome change for the world’s marine life as they battle the intrusion of maritime shipping. Noise pollution, as …
WASTED WATER
Wasted Water is a problem that is gaining more and more traction as the pre-eminent issue of our times, even if it’s one that most …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
EVERGLADES
Florida is embarking on an ambitious ecological restoration project in the Everglades: building a reservoir large enough to secure the state’s water supply. In February …
WORLD IQ
An article in The Economist caught my attention recently; it was entitled “How to raise world IQ”. The article was based on research in 72 …
THOMAS NEFF
Thomas Neff is a name few people have heard of, and yet his accomplishment over many years must rank among the most significant of the …
POLAR BEARS
The end of the Canadian Arctic summer marks the annual migration of polar bears heading inland to wait for the ice to form. Thousands of …