My Strange n Surprising Summer Staycation with Cellulitis
rom quick pricking by unseen marine creature, to intense fever, and hospital stay for an infection deep within the skin.
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Wildlife, conservation, photography, science and more
Wildlife, conservation, photography, science and more
Science and Conservation Science and technology
The Viral Time Bomb – Pandemic of Our Time
Article on Covid from February 2020: a pandemic seems underway, and will have to live with it, at least until a vaccine.
Read MoreFrom China With Fear: the Wuhan Coronavirus Won’t Kill Us All
As news of Wuhan coronavirus emerges, evolutionary biology suggests potential for a pandemic, not killing high percentage of people.
Read MoreFightback Needed as Science and Life Support System Under Attack
Environmentalism is under assault; yet this planet is the only home we have; providing our food, air, water... It's our life support system.
Read MoreFusion Power and Human Failings
Several projects are underway in the quest to discover ways to harness fusion power, which is akin to a holy grail of nuclear physics.
Read MoreGoodbye dinosaurs, Hello birds
Fossils found in Liaoning, China, offer a wealth of insight into the origins of birds, albeit without simplistic missing links.
Read MoreSo You Want to be a Cyborg?
Off-the shelf headsets and DIY implants can help get you started.
Read MoreA Man for All Sequences Frederick Sanger
Frederick Sanger made pivotal contributions to studying the chemistry of life, primarily by finding how molecules are assembled.
Read MoreLeaps of Logic and Faith versus Evolution Science
Darwinism has been questioned and tested wherever possible. becoming a pillar of modern science, but subject to non-scientific attacks.
Read MoreEbola’s inner rampage and praise for dirt plus optimum sex
Though “immune system” is a familiar term, there is still much to be learned about how our bodies defend against diseases.
Read MoreSleep Science plus insomniac fruit flies, angry women and brain-washing
Sleep science did not really begin till 1953, the same year the structure of DNA was discovered.
Read MoreBlue light at last wins Nobel for LED titans
Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura received a Nobel Prize for seminal roles in the invention of blue light-emitting diodes.
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