As the climate crisis accelerates, the need to understand and protect coral reef ecosystems grows ever more urgent. One important element of this quest to unravel the inner workings of reefs is mapping reef biochemistry, which reveals far more about the stress the reef is under than visual surveys do. This is especially useful as…
There’s a lot of talk at the moment about how to make agriculture less harmful, such as by encouraging people to get their protein from vegetables instead of meat, for example; however it seems like changing our diets might not be necessary. Scientists have figured out how to decouple protein production from agriculture, through a…
On the 24th of February last year, Russia relaunched its invasion of Ukraine (which originally started on the 20th of February 2014), and apart from a parody of Putin’s irredentist essay, I haven’t done much to make fun of Putin. So let’s look at some of the worst-aged quotes to recently turn a year old….
William Le Lacheur is a national hero in Costa Rica, where his exploits are legendary. He helped the newly independent nation establish direct trade links with Europe, helping establish its economy. He also took young Costa Rican boys to London to get an education, brought Protestantism to Costa Rica, and helped them defeat an American…