A rite of passage for many scientists is their elevation to some kind of editorial board, usually associated with a […]
February in New Zealand is mid-summer and this means beaches, swimming, BBQs, and generally chilling (often literally). One beach we
The great end of Permian extinction It seems that global catastrophes and the ensuing mass extinction of all manner of
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I like a good detective thriller. Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Britain’s BBC networks have produced some quality shows over the
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CO2 has a bad rep. We can’t do without it (GOOD – it’s part of the photosynthetic process), but it
Earth continues to evolve. So far it has taken, notwithstanding Bishop Ussher’s different view of things, about 4.6 billion years