COVID IN ANIMALS

3 years ago

COVID-19 is more widespread in animals than we thought From lions and tigers to big hairy armadillos, a growing number…

THE PEAK of the BALKANS TRAIL

3 years ago

The Peak of the Balkans Trail: Europe's last true wilderness By Peter Elia4th January 2023 BBC  Stretching 192km, the Peak…

HOW DO VARIANTS ARISE?

3 years ago

All around the world, covid surveillance is faltering That, rather than the surge of cases in China, is the main…

2022 IN REVIEW

3 years ago

MY TRAVELS 2022 The year started oddly. I was in Pakistan and wanted to go to Bangladesh but they had…

ETHIOPIA – The South

3 years ago

Day 13 Tue Jan 3 I was up early and got a taxi to the Addis airport to get my…

ARE THERE EXTRATERRESTRIALS?

3 years ago

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT THERE ARE EXTRATERRESTRIALS? From: “The Meaning of Human Existence” by Edward O. Wilson WHY MICROBES…

HEALTH CARE IN CHINA

3 years ago

A wave of covid-19 reveals flaws in China’s health system It is better than it used to be, but still…

HYDROGEN

3 years ago

Hydrogen hype is rising again—will this time be different? Investors have been excited, and disappointed, before Nov 14th 2022 ECONOMIST …

AFGHANISTAN – ISIS and the Taliban

3 years ago

The Taliban and Isis are in a battle for control Economist Dec 3, 2022 An insurgency has once again started…

EGYPT – Central and Red Sea – The Trip

3 years ago

Egypt Central & Red Sea Dec 11-14Observations on Egypt 1. People. Accusing of being predatory with a bad rep, my…