The Case of the Disappearing Bee
Can you imagine breakfast without coffee or life without chocolate? No apples or pears, citrus, watermelon, tomatoes or berries? No grapes for the table or your wine? You may have to because nature’s pollinators are under significant threat of extinction. When most of us think of bees, we think of the honey bee shown above. But the […]
Nine Reasons You Need to Get Rid of Your Lawn!
I’ve been a ‘no-lawn’ advocate for at least the last 25 years. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, why do so many millions of us get out every weekend and mow our lawns? OK, if you’ve got young children, you’re excused for […]
2015 ‘Shattered’ Global Temperature Records!
Less than a week ago I wrote that we’re in record breaking mode. Every month for the past five months has seen a new record for global temperatures. The World Meteorological Organisation has now released the results for the whole 2015 year. The news is not good… “Today the Earth is already 1°C hotter than at the […]
The Treatment for Prostrate Cancer Just Got Better, Cheaper and Faster!
One in every seven men will get prostrate cancer. In America, there is one death from prostrate cancer every 19 minutes and a new diagnosis every 2.4 minutes of every day of the year! Prostrate cancer is the most common form of cancer yet is one of the hardest to treat. The problem is that the […]
Of Death and Regrets: What We Wish We’d Done Differently
My father-in-law died last week. He didn’t ‘pass over’ or ‘pass away’. He died. He’s dead. He’s not coming back – or at least not in a recognizable form. He was 75, touring New Zealand and suddenly collapsed and died within minutes. A good death. I can write about what he did or did not […]
Food Cravings… Is Your Body Talking To You?
Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University Food craving is an intense desire to consume a particular food that is difficult to resist. This is different from hunger, as consumption of any number of foods satisfies hunger. Food cravings are very common. One study of more than 1,000 people revealed 97% of women and 68% of men […]
Could This Be the End for Type 1 Diabetes Injections
Anyone suffering Type 1 diabetes needs no introduction to the inconvenience and discomfort of daily injections of insulin or to the constant monitoring of blood sugar levels. (Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar.) Unlike Type 2 diabetes which is a lifestyle disease, Type 1 is genetic. At this stage, there is no cure […]
The Caffeine Nap!
Humans are about the only species that is monophasic. If you’ve never heard the term, you’re not alone. It simply means that most of us get our sleep in a single session, usually, overnight. Almost all other species are polyphasic meaning that they enjoy multiple sleep sessions every day. But humans haven’t always been monophasic. […]
14 Reasons Why You Need to Start Power Napping!
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Diatom Art – Nature Under the Microscope
You could be forgiven for thinking these are a form of precious stone. You could also be forgiven for knowing little to nothing about these amazing creatures. Diatoms are a form of algae, in fact, a very common phytoplankton. It’s estimated that there could be as many as 200,000 different varieties. They are in such […]