THE last Ice Age killed off all of the coniferous trees in Finland. After the ice sheet retreated, trees from elsewhere – like the Scots Pine – gradually colonized the vacant niche. On a smaller scale, the same thing happened in many high mountains … [Read more...] about White Bark Pine Trees: A Note on Climate Change from Larry Fields
Plants and Animals
Stunt or Not?
A beluga whale saved a drowning diver by hoisting her to the surface, carrying her leg in its mouth. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Stunt or Not?
Famous Koala Dies
SAM the Koala was euthanized last Thursday. When bushfires were raging the state of Victoria earlier this year, the koala became famous after video footage was released showing her drinking water from a fire fighter’s bottle. But the … [Read more...] about Famous Koala Dies
Gurr the Toy Maker: A Note from Larry
BEFORE Jane Goodall’s pioneering study of wild chimpanzees, most of us believed that tool-use and especially tool-making were exclusively human activities. Goodall was intrigued when she first observed a chimp poking a stick into a termite mound, … [Read more...] about Gurr the Toy Maker: A Note from Larry
Poachers Exploit Chaos in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's wildlife conservation reputation has taken a knock in the past few years and there are fears the recent surge in the poaching of the black rhino will lead to the animal's extinction in the country... Part of the problem is obviously the … [Read more...] about Poachers Exploit Chaos in Zimbabwe
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
