Chef, scientist come to blows

A bird scientist interviewed by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for his TV series has posted a letter on Facebook saying she was portrayed in an “unfair light” on Fish Fight.

Father’s missive

“Dear Michael, Jim Watson and I have probably made a most important discovery,” so begins a letter written on March 19, 1953, by Francis Crick to his 12-year-old son.

Canada, UK given Dodo Awards by civil society

CBD Alliance, a network of non-profits, civil society groups and activists, selected Canada and the UK for its Dodo Awards.  The Dodo bird represents biodiversity loss and the awards are given to those governments that are contributing to biodiversity loss, rather than preventing it.

The anatomy of congestion

Gasping millions

LIKE A FISH out of water, she chokes and gasps. Writhes. She struggles to snatch a lungful of air, while watching television she suddenly hits a vacuum. She is asthmatic. She is just about anybody. One of the 150 million that are reminded the hard way that life in today's world is just a breath away from turning into a statistical entry in the death register.

Owning the road

When roads become an extension of living rooms

BOW BEFORE THE ORCHIDS

many writers have tried to convey the essence, appeal and worth of orchids. But most have been unsuccessful in their endeavour. Three years ago, I went to the Kew Orchids Festival in London to find out more about them. I have known orchid enthusiasts in the past and have wondered whether there was any medical treatment for their addiction.

On the barrel

Publishing houses have thrived on the wickedness of oilmen and their mucky trade.

Gag orders checked

Chief constables in the UK will be forced to justify the legality of recording thousands of law-abiding protesters on secret nationwide databases, the governments privacy watchdog announced. Christopher Graham, the information commissioner, said he had genuine concerns about the ever increasing amount of personal data held by the police.

Lies nailed