MikeB
Unsatisfied with catastrophically polluting planet Earth by discharging billions of tons of plastic into the oceans and, equally, billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, humankind has turned its attention to the moon where after six manned missions exploring its surface they’ve left …
The Times reports on the hunter gatherers of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania who, since the Stone Age, have been talking to the greater honeyguide bird in a customised language which gives the bird the confidence to guide members of this ancient tribe to wild …
The question in the title is asking how many species of small wild cat there are plus the domestic cat. My book on the small wild cats by Jim Sanderson and Patrick Watson says this: Scientists now recognise 36 species of wild cats. The number …
NEWS AND OPINION: You must have noticed the failure of the Cop meetings because carbon dioxide emissions went up last year rather than down as our leaders had promised years ago. Humankind is still burning coal at incredible rates. There is no real desire to …
This is a social media and news media sensation in its big/little way. It is a story that has touched the hearts of many. An Amazon driver regularly delivered to the same address and got to meet the family cat who was outside. They made …
The question is asking whether the small wild cat species are social or sociable animals? It’s a fair question because the domestic cat has evolved to be quite sociable over the thousands of years of their domestication which is unsurprising seeing as they have lived …
The words in the title come from Tom Hanks when he closes the inspiring film The Moonwalkers (50 mins). It gets a five star rating in The Times today and it’s being shown at the Lightroom NIC in King’s Cross, London. I think I will …
One way to push towards a ‘net zero world’ – meaning zero global warming emissions (on balance) into the atmosphere – is to convert to a vegan diet. In eating a vegan diet, one doesn’t eat meat or dairy products which means less cows which …
A bullfighter lost his nerve when about to get married. Everything had been arranged and about 500 wedding guests had gathered at the church in the city of Jerez, Spain last Saturday when the bullfighter, Juan Ortega telephoned his bride and long-term partner, Carmen Otte …
