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
Category Archives: Writing
Interview: Chris Packham
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
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?
Whatever you do, don’t take your pigeon to the cinema. Continue reading
Climate or market combustion: which one will fossil fuels ignite first?
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
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
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?
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
“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
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
