2022 IN REVIEW

3 years ago

Jan 1-May 9, 2022 – CARIBBEAN, SOUTH AMERICA Sept 5-9 – Ottawa & Montreal  Sept 9-15 – LIBYA Sept 16-24 IRAQ – General, Today, The…

SEA OTTERS

3 years ago

Sea otters are rebounding from near extinction. Not everyone is happy. How can these voracious mammals be reintegrated into a…

VIKINGS IN NORTH AMERICA

3 years ago

  VIKINGS IN NORTH AMERICA? HERE'S WHAT WE REALLY KNOW Viking sagas of transatlantic journeys have thrilled people for centuries.…

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…