Logan Gourlay

Equipment matters: what you should have on any long bike ride

8 October 2023

6 minutes

A bike ride through the Mendip Hills teaches Tristan Kennedy some hard-earned kit wisdom When it comes to long-distance bike rides, you can never be too prepared. An 1898 guide for British and Irish cyclists that recently resurfaced online features a long list of more than 100 ‘touring requisites’, including ‘sperm oil’, ‘white cuffs’ and ‘permanganate of potash’ – … [Read more...] about Equipment matters: what you should have on any long bike ride

Peru going green – but it threatens delicate eco-system

27 August 2023

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Hot arid desert zone along the coasts of Peru and Chile is being eroded Peru is going green, but it’s not good news. Over the past two decades, researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have conducted a thorough analysis of changes in vegetation along the Pacific coast of Peru and northern Chile, a region known for its distinctive and delicate arid and … [Read more...] about Peru going green – but it threatens delicate eco-system

The coming El Niño could cost US$84 trillion

22 August 2023

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The financial toll of El Niño, the recurring climate event that causes far-reaching changes in temperature and rainfall, could be costing trillions in lost income worldwide. Researchers at Dartmouth College in the USA spent two years examining global economic activity in the decades following the 1982-83 and 1997-98 El Niño events. They found that in the half decade after each … [Read more...] about The coming El Niño could cost US$84 trillion

Review: Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson

30 July 2023

4 minutes

Maxim Samson explores the boundaries and belts which bring us together and keep us apart, in fascinating detail The modern world is divided by borders. Some, such as the mountainous frontier between France and Andorra, have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. Others, including the newly drawn boundaries of South Sudan, are much younger. They carve up our … [Read more...] about Review: Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023

2 June 2023

3 minutes

Singing fish, mussel lines and a very happy dolphin, here is a selection of the winning entries from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 competition Since 1965, the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition has been celebrating photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools. This year’s competition attracted some 6,000 … [Read more...] about Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023