Fortune has smiled on two species in radically different parts of the world and the animal kingdom over the past week, as United States biologists announced a plan to study the American pika for possible protection, and the government of Cameroon unveiled its intention to create a new national park which will protect more than 600 gorillas. In [...]
Since I’ve been back in the South, I’ve noticed certain regional peculiarities about food. I’d remembered from growing up in North Carolina that pork — specifically barbecue — was big here. There’s something too about fried cuisine: fried pickles, fried mac and cheese, fried brownies and fried Snickers candy bars are all likely to pop up [...]
 Svalbarg Global Seed Bank, in Norway. Credit (both images): Mari Tefre, Global Crop Diversity Trust The Obama administration has ushered in an “Era of Responsibility” and brows are furrowed all over the globe about climate change. One man is taking the opportunity to suggest an area of responsibility — and a way to boost the chance [...]
It’s a bit of an understatement to say journalists have been coming under scrutiny lately for coverage of climate change. On the extreme end of the criticism is the allegation that “the media” (can you tell I hate that, “the media?”) is deliberately hoodwinking the general public to believe in global warming. I’m not really sure [...]