ANIMAL BURPS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Animal burps and climate change are directly related, although that may seem a bit of a stretch for newcomers to the idea that farming contributes …
CAR BLOAT
Car bloat has been a growing problem in the US for more than 50 years. The vehicles have been getting bigger and bigger, and the …
ANIMALS STORING CARBON DIOXIDE
Animals storing carbon dioxide would seem to be a strange idea, at least on the surface. However, animals may be able to contribute positively to …
THE BLACK MAMBAS
THE NEXT GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD GOES TO: THE BLACK MAMBAS. Meet the “Black Mambas”, South Africa’s all-female anti-poaching unit. Eight years on from the …
FOREVER CHEMICALS
“Forever chemicals” are an increasing threat to the future of human life on earth. These chemicals are synthetic, manufactured, and are extremely difficult to get …
LOST LEGO
Lost Lego seems like a kid’s nightmare, or some publicist’s idea of a catchphrase. However, when five million pieces of Lego are lost it becomes …
BISON
Tribes and conservation organizations in the United States have recently started bringing the bison back. And scientists studying the returns are discovering that getting the …
WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is considered highly vulnerable to rising temperatures, especially in the area around the Thwaites Glacier. The entire Antarctic ice sheet …
BEARS
The history of my interest in bears was, until recently, confined to “Rupert Bear” when I was child (a stuffed animal), and various National Geographic …
ZEALANDIA
In February 2021, I wrote a blog about the “discovery” of Zealandia, the eighth continent that many had predicted to exist, but nobody had found. …