Is this a new geological epoch made by us?
Browsing: Nature Matters
IN my recent reread of a first edition (1930) of Dr Eric Georg Mjoberg’s ‘Forest Life and Adventures in the…
WITH the second full moon high in the sky since the winter solstice of Dec 21, may I wish all…
LIMESTONE landscapes or karst scenery have fascinated me throughout my life probably because, as a boy, I was used to…
THE term cockroach was first mentioned in the English language in 1624, in the ship logs of Captain John Smith,…
OFTEN we sit in an airport’s departure lounge to see the flight crew boarding ahead of us whilst we patiently…
MOUNTAINS have inspired landscape artists, poets and explorers for many a century. The 14th century Italian poet Petrarch, on reaching…
WE can probably recall reading or reciting the age-old rhyme as children, or even to children: “Oh, Mr Giraffe you…