No one listened to Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel was disbelieved when he discovered genetics — until his work was rediscovered after he died Salon · Jun 6, 2023
George Eliot’s Middlemarch: egoism, moral stupidity, and the complex web of life In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature. The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023
"Unprecedented" Science Expedition Unlocks New Genetic Clues To Help Save Coral Reefs Scientists from Tara Pacific Expedition's two-year sea voyage studied the microbiome of coral reefs, ultimately mapping more than 2 billion genetic sequences. Inverse · Jun 1, 2023
Gosse gets the ocean home On May 21, 1853, the first public aquarium was opened as part of the London Zoo. First called the “Fish House” in Regent’s Park Zoological Gardens, it was made possible by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse. The Hindu · May 20, 2023
Evolution explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world. The Week · May 19, 2023
Galapagos Islands welcome vermilion flycatcher chicks An effort to save the tiny bright birds known as Darwin’s flycatchers seems to be bearing fruit. When Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands nearly 200 years ago, he noted that they were teeming with little vermillion flycatchers. By the 2010s, however, the birds’ numbers had fallen so low there… The Week · May 18, 2023
Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond Ecuador sealed the world's largest "debt-for-nature" swap on record on Tuesday, selling a new "blue bond" that will funnel at least $12 million a year into conservation of the Galapagos Islands, one of the world's most precious ecosystems. Reuters · May 9, 2023
Right to Dream’s vision helps children reach potential in football and beyond Tom Vernon started RTD in Ghana in 1999 and its reach has extended to FC Nordsjælland’s chase for the Danish Superliga The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023
How did a rare US Senate book bearing King Charles’ name land in a used bookshop? A leather-bound copy of a US Senate rules book, one of 450 printed for the nation’s 91st Congress in 1969, was discovered on sale for a mere $9.39. The name stamped in gilt letters on its front could offer a unique view into King Charles III’s relationship with America. Io… The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Westminster Abbey: The historic church where British monarchs have been crowned for 1,000 years Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned in the gothic surrounds of the historic building Evening Standard · May 4, 2023
Inside Westminster Abbey – everything I learned on my visit to the site of King Charles III's coronation In almost one week, the eyes of the world will, once again, turn to this historic site – here are the key facts I discovered on my recent tour Homes & Gardens · Apr 30, 2023
Historic church is site of the crowning of British monarchs for 1,000 years Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned in the gothic surrounds of Westminster Abbey. The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
The legendary Welshman who changed the world buried under a fossilised Jurassic tree He's an unsung Welsh hero, and more should know about him Wales Online · Apr 26, 2023
Animals review – a carnival of curious fish and fantastic beasts From a medieval monk mixed with a fish to the call of an extinct Hawaiian bird, this entertaining show revels in nature’s marvels – real or otherwise The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023
The Conversation · Apr 17, 2023 What is essentialism? And how does it shape attitudes to transgender people and sexual diversity? Recent debates around transgender people and sexual diversity have been marked by essentialism, a profoundly conservative mindset with deep links to religious and metaphysical dogmatism. It is a stance through which conservative thinkers seek certainty in a world of change and fluidity.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023 An earthworm: when you are a child, these are an enormous part of your world To get earthworms for fishing, people do a thing called ‘worm grunting’
Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2023 Mughals, RSS, evolution: Outrage as India edits school textbooks Government removes significant historical and scientific facts from textbooks as it pursues a Hindu supremacist agenda.
Wales Online · Apr 12, 2023 This is where some of the greatest Welsh people of all time are buried The final resting places of some Welsh figures might surprise you
LiveScience · Apr 6, 2023 Geneticist Adam Rutherford on how eugenics, 'Darwin's monster', took over the world Adam Rutherford’s new book takes readers on a journey into genetics's dark past.
The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023 Racist and sexist depictions of human evolution still permeate science, education and popular culture today Systemic racism and sexism have permeated civilization since the rise of agriculture, when people started living in one place for a long time. Early Western scientists, such as Aristotle in ancient Greece, were indoctrinated with the ethnocentric and misogynistic narratives that permeated their society. More than 2,000 years after Aristotle’s…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023 Meadows to return at 100 historic sites in England to mark coronation Ten-year project by English Heritage will see landscapes at sites including Stonehenge return to how they would have once looked
The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023 Why do animals living with humans evolve such similar features? A new theory could explain 'domestication syndrome' In the 19th century, Charles Darwin was one of the first to notice something interesting about domesticated animals: different species often developed similar changes when compared to their ancient wild ancestors.
Bangkok Post · Mar 21, 2023 Is AI the future of art - and will it put artists out of work? Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Charles Darwin rode Napoleon's horse into battle against a dragon and its army of video game characters? Well, you could spend years - even decades - on artistic and design training to create the tableau yourself … or you could…
Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023 Commentary: Seven days in March In 1961, shortly after John F. Kennedy had been sworn in as president, two journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, set to writing a political thriller. It was inspired by the unsettling behavior of two generals, Edwin Walker and Curtis LeMay, both of whom had a history of using…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023 Baffled by black holes? Confused by quantum theory? Explaining the universe one small step at a time Science writer Marcus Chown breaks down the mysteries of the universe into manageable chunks