Tom Hart
Clearing the way
May 17, 2015
Published in
Cities
Seven million passengers in a city with 21 million inhabitants means constant gridlock for Lagos and more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s total greenhouse gas emissions
Behind the brew
May 10, 2015
Published in
Cities
Four years ago, there were 95 breweries in New York. Today, following careful cultivation by the state government, there are over 200
Cleaning up Korea
May 09, 2015
Published in
Oceans
Large-scale oil spills once dominated shipping incidents, but following a five-year low in tanker accidents, most of today’s spills are small-scale releases coming from non-tankers
Man’s best friend
May 03, 2015
Published in
Wildlife
When it came to mastering their ancient hunting grounds, ‘modern’ humans had a technological advantage over their Neanderthal rivals – the dog
Stone cold in Sitka
Apr 25, 2015
Published in
Cultures
A devastating landslide near the city of Sitka in Alaska last September has unearthed evidence of early human occupation in the region – a prehistoric hammer or ‘handmaul’
Predicting floods in the Pacific Northwest
Apr 08, 2015
Published in
Oceans
The Pacific North West’s isolated, low-lying cities are at risk from stronger storm surges
Berries and the bear
Apr 08, 2015
Published in
Wildlife
As traditional food sources become inaccessible, polar bears are having to look elsewhere for new snacks
Blazing Trowels
Apr 08, 2015
Published in
Cultures
Dinosaur shoes, gender equality and geography combine in a unique archival project
From Makkah to Madinah
Mar 31, 2015
Published in
Cultures
A new book uses GPS and GIS to trace the Prophet Muhammad’s route from Makkah to Madinah with increased accuracy
BAS supports space tests
Mar 27, 2015
Published in
Polar
A new life science experiment to study how people adapt to life in remote and isolated locations in preparation for long space flight has been set up at the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station
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