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Precipitation of ochre from a metalliferous mine water outflow at Wheal Augusta in Devon. (c) Braungardt 2018

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Gene Cernan

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Ocean Solstice

Today, I’m telling a kid’s story about summer solstice below the waves to make a bigger point about how the ocean ecosystem and seasons interact. Sparkle and Shimmer Sparkle and Shimmer are herrings, small fish that live in a silvery shoal with hundreds of friends and family. It’s the summer solstice, the longest day of…

War and Sustainability

It should be obvious that ammunition and mines are single-use and for this reason alone, not a sustainable use of resources – just as single-use plastics, and aren’t most of us objecting to those publicly by now? The body of scientific evidence on the environmental impacts of war is increasing. Since the start of the…

When Whales Talk

Humans have long been fascinated by whale communications and wondered about their meaning. In a new study of sperm whale clicks, scientists have discovered a surprising likeness to human language. Whales and the mystery of their communication across thousands of miles of ocean fascinate, a fascination that intensifies once we have encountered whales in the…


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