Fantastic foxes – on the ground and in the air
WHEN one thinks of a fox, pictures are conjured up in the mind of a ‘sly’ or ‘cunning’ person. We…
Browsing: Nature Matters
Who actually made the first discovery of climate change?
THE actual word ‘climate change’ was first coined in 1880 and now, today, is recorded as ‘climate warming’ or even…
‘Tiger, tiger, burning bright, in the forests of the night …’
DID you know that we have a tiger species peculiar to Malaysia? Featuring on the Malaysian coat of arms and…
A spirit of change is in the air
AS the New Year dawns, we reflect upon the happenings of 2021 and how worldwide events have affected our lives.…
Christmastide greetings – in flowers
AS the day draws to a close at about 4.30pm and the darkness falls fast in a British mid-winter, I…
Our natural world is polluted with plastic
IN 1897, Anton Chekov, the famous Russian playwright in his play, ‘Uncle Vanya’ wrote, “Man has been endowed with reason,…
The power of nature captured in art
THE earliest paintings encapsulating nature are from seventh century Chinese artists who were inspired by Taoism. The greatest age of…
The pitcher plants of the rainforest
IN 1930, Dr Eric Mjoberg’s book, ‘Forest Life and Adventures in the Malay Archipelago’, was published in English. Mjoberg was…