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Heathrow Airport Climate Protests Creative, Effective

Coinciding with the government decision on whether to approve a third runway at Heathrow airport [ark] near London, in recent days protesters dressed as Victorian era protesters and ate cake and drank champagne [ark] in the airline terminals to emulate the civilized Suffragette movement protests. And they have just made the surprise announcement [...]

On Antarctic safaris, remember to bring a microscope

Many people hope to come back from a wildlife safari with close-up pictures of lions or elephants – this picture below is my best attempt from a search for the largest land animals in Antarctica.

If you look hard you can see a reddish blob at the tip of the thumb — it’s Antarctica’s most aggressive land [...]