Illegal Wildlife Trade: The Numbers in 2018
The Illegal Wildlife Crime Conference, hosted by the UK government, took place on 11 and 12 October 2018, in London. In a time when...
The Struggle to Protect a Tree at the Heart of Hopi Culture
To the Hopi people, the juniper is a vital part of their traditional way of life.
Organisms (Uniquely) Do It For Themselves (In Defiance Of Determinism)
Most people, when challenged to define ‘life’, start listing what living things do: reproduce, metabolise, evolve etc. The most extraordinary and unique feature is easily overlooked, though obvious.
The Swiftness of Glaciers: Language in a Time of Climate Change
Language bends and buckles under pressure of climate change. Take the adjective ‘glacial’. I recently came across an old draft of my Ph.D. dissertation...
Jedek, a Newly Found Human Language
“Jedek,” spoken in a community within an already-studied “Jahai” language area, is a newly-discovered language in the Malay Peninsula.
The Politics of Fisheries Science – Here to Stay?
Science advocates endorse its distance from politics, to distinguish scientific practices from ‘post-truth’ methods. A historical study of fisheries science asks, “can science ever be far from politics, and should it?”
Learning to Learn with Bushfires
Finger pointing, blame and scapegoating is not the answer. Looking forward and understanding the risks is the right way.
Unraveling Cats’ Domestication History: From Stripes to Spots
Cats already dominate the Internet, but some fear they are plotting to dominate the World. If you want to be ready when the day comes, learn some secrets about their past.
Building the Hominin Family Tree, One Outlier at a Time
An account of all the new and interesting finds in Hominin fossil research.
4 Ways Machine Learning Protects the Environment
Machine learning techniques already outperform human volunteers in several conservational activities, speeding-up environmental-protection efforts and maximizing the resources available.