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Category Archives: Writing

Interview: Quentin Cooper
Interviews

Interview: Quentin Cooper

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Nina Seale interviews former Material World host Quentin Cooper, whose background includes both science and journalism, to find out how these problems in communication should best be tackled. Continue reading →

Interview: Chris Packham
Interviews / Wildlife

Interview: Chris Packham

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Nina Seale interviews Packham about his views on pandas, the badger cull and his aspirations for conservation. Continue reading →

Meet the inhabitants of the world’s smallest nature reserve
Interviews / Wildlife

Meet the inhabitants of the world’s smallest nature reserve

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Slowly a wrinkled, slimy creature began to unfold itself from its spiral home, gradually morphing into a familiar shape as its delicate eye stalks extended towards me and it slides forward, leaving a shining trail behind. Continue reading →

Die young, live fast?
Biology / Wildlife

Die young, live fast?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Whatever you do, don’t take your pigeon to the cinema. Continue reading →

Climate or market combustion: which one will fossil fuels ignite first?
Environment

Climate or market combustion: which one will fossil fuels ignite first?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

If we burn the fossil fuels currently listed in the world’s stock exchange, the market is going to have serious losses in the agriculture sector, as well as unpredictable consequences from natural disasters and water insecurity. Continue reading →

Interview: George McGavin
Interviews / Wildlife

Interview: George McGavin

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

A little disclaimer… Every answer he gave made me profoundly jealous of the creatures he has met, the encounters he’s had and the life he’s living. Continue reading →

Against de-extinction
Biology / Wildlife

Against de-extinction

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

The idea that we should invest millions of pounds of research funds into bringing back animals we have never seen before when there are so many animals that the majority of us have never seen in the flesh, let alone those that have not yet been discovered, is ludicrous. Continue reading →

What happens when you get tickled?
Biology

What happens when you get tickled?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Your body rebels against you and contorts in wriggles and giggles, you burst out in the most annoying, uncontrollable laughter and are suddenly at the mercy of your attacker. It’s the tickle. What the hell is happening? Continue reading →

Too good to be true
Biology

Too good to be true

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

“Did you know that koalas get high on eucalyptus leaves?” This question was posed to me at a flat party last night, after I was introduced to an (admittedly drunk) guy as a zoologist. Continue reading →

‘Blood biting tyrant swimmer’ discovered
Biology

‘Blood biting tyrant swimmer’ discovered

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Bones of a super predator from the Jurassic period have been identified as a new species by researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Continue reading →

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Southern masked weaver nests: adult and juvenile comparison
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