The ecological cost of HS2
I have written about the ecological tragedy that is Trump's US-Mexico border wall (read my article here), and like many of us, I hope the...
What is a virus?
We live and prosper in a cloud of viruses, but the frequent emergence of viral diseases such as the flu and now COVID-19 has lead to the...
Environmentalism: Humboldt, Marsh and Muir
"Man is everywhere a disturbing agent", wrote George Perkins Marsh in 1853 upon his return from a diplomatic post in Constantinople. He...
The End of Trump's Border Wall Might be in Sight
I'd forgotten about the border wall these past few months, but Trump hasn't. Border security is once again a pillar of his election...
Alfred Wallace and the Exotic Bird Trade
The 'Wallace line' is the famous discovery resulting from Alfred Russel Wallace's painstaking travels through the Indonesian archipelago...
The Caribbean Spiny Lobster
I had my first head to head encounter with the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) two years ago in Belize. We were surveying...
