OCEAN NOISE
Reducing ambient ocean noise is hardly something that most people would think about on a regular basis. However, imagine your upstairs neighbour was having work …
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 …
HEDGEHOGS NOT ROAD HOGS
An article I read recently, entitled “Hedgehogs not road hogs” illustrated that France is leading Europe in its practical efforts to reduce the slaughter of …
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 …
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 …
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. …
VILLAGE OF DUNWICH
Midway between the town of Aldeburgh and the seaside resort of Southwold, two popular spots on Britain’s Suffolk coast, lies the quiet rural village of …
DAYS OF RAIN
This July, gorged by days of rain, the Meuse River broke its banks, and the Belgian town of Liège was its victim. Waters, the color …
THE NEXT WORLD WAR?
It is interesting how a relatively short time can change our perspective and our reality about the next World War. I wrote a blog in …