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In its report 'Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not' the Institution of Mechanical Engineers shows what evolution of Homo sapiens has achieved so far. Since we settled down in hamlets and had the patience to grow crops, thousands of years ago, the...

Although small in size and still to be considered a developing country, Bhutan sets an example for the world to follow when it concerns protection of their cultural property. I am not talking about the years when the human population of this little...

It is about time I'll give some attention to the Eyes on Leuser project. This conservation / media project started in June 2011 and will probably end this year. The project's objective is to create a video database of the exceptionally rich...

As world's best athletes showcase their abilities in the London Olympics next few weeks it is about time to put all those physical achievements in perspective.

Let me show you some comparisons made by Craig Sharp from the Centre for Sports Medicine and...

Animals that herd together have a good reason to do so, it lowers every single individual's chance of being attacked or in the worst case being eaten by a predator. Until recently this was just a theory, but now this hypothesis has been proven...

Phil Berry's 33 year of documenting of Thornicroft's giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis thorncrofti), also known as Rhodesian giraffe or Luangwa giraffe, led to the scientific conclusion that the male giraffe's pattern of brown blotches grows darker...

Every good farmer recognises each one of his cows by its individual trait. I always thought this was an identification based on the different body characteristics, which is pretty obvious, combined with the cow's temperament. Well, just recently it has...

As forests have always been my favourite place for leisure time, I should have known. Forests, and other natural, green settings, can reduce stress, improve moods, reduce anger and aggressiveness and increase overall happiness. And it can be...

A recent article in the newspaper I read confronted me, again, with unsettling animal cruelty in China. Driven by the needs of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice Asian black bears, aka Moon bears, (Ursus thibetanus) are farmed for their...

Rio+20, the United Nations conference on sustainable development, did not bring what it should have: hope. Hope that future generations can enjoy Planet Earth, that the Planet's ecosystems will not further be disrupted by today's affluent...