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Maned Wolf: A Fox On Stilts

On August 27, 2018 by Tim Newman

Standing proud at almost 1 metre tall, the maned fox cuts an impressive figure. In this article, we explain why it has long legs, where it lives, what it eats… and what it...

The Chemistry Of The Amazon Mapped

On May 30, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Scientists from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory have done something pretty impressive. They have mapped the chemical content of the Amazon basin and its ancient forests. It’s the largest project of its type, and as an added bonus the...

Rongorongo: The Most Mysterious Language In The World

On March 8, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Easter Island is tiny and bewilderingly remote. The island’s residents – the Rapa Nui – are most famous for their incredible stone heads. They’re also well-known for being part of a civilisation that crumbled due...

What Can You Do To Save The Rainforest?

On August 14, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I know that this article comes to you about 15 years after the “SAVE THE RAINFOREST” brigade stopped holding placards and became recruitment consultants and herbal pharmacists, but it’s still a worthy cause....

The Bird Life Of Peru

On March 30, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Today I bring you a small selection of the impressively magniloquent and devastatingly handsome birds that chill out in Peru. Peru boasts around 1,879 bird species in total, 91 of which are globally...

The More Than Humble Avocado – A History Of The Alligator Pear

On September 10, 2013 by Tim Newman

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I was looking at the seed of an avocado the other day, and I thought to myself “wow, that’s a big seed”. I ate a section of the pulp and I thought “this...