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T is for Tardigrade
Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew. They’re versatile! No, I’m not talking about taters. I’m talking about tardigrades: quite possibly the most durable creatures on Earth. They might also be the strangest…
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S is for Simple Rules
Consider the following: schooling fish, roundabouts, segregation, and human consciousness are all examples of the same fundamental property of the world. It may seem crazy to suggest that roundabouts may be interesting in some sense, but…
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R is for Ratzilla
An excerpt from my favourite scene in the 1987 film, the Princess Bride: Westley: Rodents of Unusual Size? I don’t think they exist. [R.O.U.S. attacks Westley] Westley: Ahhhh!!! Why is that my favourite scene? Because I laugh…
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Q is for Quokka
What’s half a metre long, weighs 3-4kg, and has the cutest face you ever did see? Nope, cuter. Even cuter. Yup, there it is! This, dear readers, is a quokka. A native of Southwest…
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P is for Plant Defences
As the great glam metal band Poison sang in 1988, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn“. Like so many glam metal bands to grace the world’s stages before them, none of Poison’s members were botanists. If…
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O is for Ocean Acidification
We all know that CO2 emissions are warming the planet. Or at least, most of us do. What often goes unreported is the effect of carbon dioxide on the worlds’ oceans. A lot of the CO2 that…
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Don’t Worry Pluto, I’m Not A Planet Either
I was at an event today where I had the opportunity to make a little magazine. This was my contribution:
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N is for Naming
Next time you happen to be walking though the Chamela-Cuixmala nature reserve on the West Coast of Mexico, keep your eyes out for this parasitoid wasp: Its scientific name is Heerz lukenatcha. There is also a…
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M is for (exo)Moons
There are 8 planets in our Solar System (sorry Pluto). Most of these planets have companions that follow them around, like obedient pets and criminal records. The total count of these moons is 181.…
Jon Farrow 