Tag Archives: nature
How Many Trees Are There In The World?
“It’s a simple question: how many trees are there on Earth? The answer required 421,529 measurements from fifty countries on six continents. Now this new data has been combined to produce a stunning visualisation of our planet as you’ve never … Continue reading
How To Construct A Nature Summary Paragraph
This is a really interesting, and also rather vital, piece of information for any researcher. It details how to construct a Nature summary paragraph for a paper (link goes to a Word document). Any scientific researcher writing for any journal … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #10 – Fukushima
“A year ago, three nuclear reactors melted down at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Nature Video takes a look at the ongoing efforts to stabilize the reactors and prevent the spread of further contamination.” (YouTube) It’s been four years and … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #7 – Kepler
In last week’s Throwback Thursday, we focused on Darwin and the species on our planet. This week we’re focusing on the Kepler spacecraft and the new planets it has discovered. Back in 2011, Kepler discovered several planets orbiting within the habitable zone … Continue reading
Vaccines, Measles, And You
“The first ever vaccine was created when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, successfully injected small amounts of a cowpox virus into a young boy to protect him from the related (and deadly) smallpox virus. But how does this … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #6 – Darwin Day
Happy Darwin Day! February 12th makes the birth of one of the most famous scientists known today: Charles Darwin. Darwin Day is a celebration of his birth and his achievements, and so today’s Throwback Thursday is to do with that. … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #5
This week’s Throwback Thursday is all about black holes. As a reminder, these posts are not exhaustive by any means, but just contain old posts that I found interesting at the time, but never got round to posting about. “Powerful … Continue reading
Time Lapse – Somewhere
““Somewhere” is a time lapse film about the world’s natural beauty alongside man made industrial wonders.” (Vimeo) This time lapse video is very pretty, and I especially like seeing the made made structures, like the cranes. The contrast between that … Continue reading
Nature’s Masters Of Disguise
Can you spot the mossy leaf-tailed gecko in the image above? If you can do it within a few seconds, you have a very keen eye. Over at The Guardian, they have a great collection of photographs of nature’s masters of … Continue reading
Climate Change 2014 – Why Not Now?
Our climate is changing, and we’re responsible for it. Despite the huge environmental, economical, and personal cost that a changing climate will have, our leaders are slow to react. Why do they stick with fossil fuels? Why not change to … Continue reading
Richer Ramblings 