Notebook from the North

The stereotypical image of the Arctic is a windswept, barren, frosty plain filled with nothing but snow and ice. This isn’t wrong, there is definitely barren snow and ice a-plenty up there, but it’s also not the whole story. The Arctic is full of animals, and home to least 4 million people. These people sometimes Read more

Fungi and mushrooms are misunderstood creatures. Firstly, they’re not vegetables, secondly all mushrooms are fungi but not all fungi are mushrooms, and thirdly they are actually the largest living thing on earth, not blue whales. This week we’ll be doing our best to understand fungi, and understand all the strange things I just said about Read more

The world is a very interconnected space, with everything being somehow affected by the things around it. This can be on the atomic level, with the existence of pretty much everything being dependent on forces of attraction holding together the atoms that make up fire, fingers and fruit teas. It can also be on the Read more

Whilst scientists work very hard in all fields to discover and understand the world around us, there are many notable gaps in the data and information that has been collected, especially in the Arctic. This week we’ll look at a couple of reasons why those research gaps exist, and then look at a brand new Read more

Hello! This week’s post is a bit of an insight into the politics of the north, focusing on the question who owns the North Pole? I’ll say in advance, there is a lot more political complexity to this than I understand. This plog is simply a little overview of how people own bits of water, Read more

They’re very mysterious, mystical, silent, and inspired a deodorant brand. I’m not especially sure why… Not that they smell bad but, I’ve never associated large cats with smelling good. They must have had their reasons. Deodorant aside however, lynx are a shy and beautiful creature found throughout the northern hemisphere, so I thought to dedicate Read more